DocX - Additional space at the bottom of bottom row of tables

We are consistenly getting an additional space at the bottom of the bottom row of tables when converting HTML to DocX. Does anyone have expereince as to what might cause this?

Probably something in your HTML. This doesn't have it:

<table>
<tr>
<th>Company</th>
<th>Contact</th>
<th>Country</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Alfreds Futterkiste</td>
<td>Maria Anders</td>
<td>Germany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Centro comercial Moctezuma</td>
<td>Francisco Chang</td>
<td>Mexico</td>
</tr>
</table><p>By pressing the button below this HTML will be converted into a Word document.</p><p>Another paragraph</p>

Here is an example of code in which we are getting an additional row in in the bordered box table row 

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You are going to have to give a simple example. Not a half page of HTML.

It looks to be that having a "<p><br></p>"  after a table is being turned into an additional space within the last row of the table

That would make sense.

What is it about the <br> appearing in or immediatley after table in the html is in an indicator that the conversion will add a newline to the bottom of the last row of the table.  we are using <br> to space out the veritical elemenst as the conversion by design for docx ignores the margin and padding details on the divs?

A BR will be cause a new line to be appended. So <p><br/><p> will create a new paragraph and then append a line.

So is thinking that perhaos if I just use a <br> without a paragraph tags after the </table>  then perhaps we won't see a new line added into the last row of that table?

That should append a line to the existing paragraph. But I doubt the spacing would be as large.

On further diagnosis it can be showm that paragraphs or formating in a table result in additional spaces being added to the bottom of tables

e.g.  if you convert this HTML to DocX there is no aditional space

<table style=" border: 1px solid black;">
<tr>
<th>Example Header</th>

</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>
<span style="color:black;">Candidates must submit evidence that the personnel directly responsible for installation and any ancillary works have relevant experience, qualifications, and training in relation to each of these aspects. This may be in the form of a list of relevant contracts carried out over the previous three years, references, CVs, training records, and / or other evidence of qualifications and experience.</span>
</p></td>
</tr>
</table>

but this one does generate an additional space

<table style=" border: 1px solid black;">
<tr>
<th>Example Header</th>

</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>
<span style="color:black;">Candidates must submit evidence that the personnel directly responsible for installation and any ancillary works have relevant experience, qualifications, and training in relation to each of these aspects.&nbsp;</span>
</p>
<p>
<span style="color:black;">This may be in the form of a list of relevant contracts carried out over the previous three years, references, CVs, training records, and / or other evidence of qualifications and experience.</span>
</p></td>
</tr>
</table>

Also if there is any text after a table that has more than one paragragh then then table will add a line at the bottom of the table

<table style=" border: 1px solid black;">
<tr>
<th>Example Header</th>

</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>
<span style="color:black;">Candidates must submit evidence that the personnel directly responsible for installation and any ancillary works have relevant experience, qualifications, and training in relation to each of these aspects.&nbsp;</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>
Products that are on
</p>
<p>
Additional row for test
</p>

having a look at the resultant DocX it looks like the last cell of the last row of the table is being given a "after" on the paragraph that is greater than 0  

If you don't want to have a space just add margin-bottom:0 to the last p tag.

Am I doing something wrong? still seeing extra space at bottom of bottom table row following your guidance to add a style.

<table style=" border: 1px solid black;">
<tr>
<th>Example Header</th>

</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>
<span style="color:black;">Candidates must submit evidence that the personnel directly responsible for installation and any ancillary works have relevant experience, qualifications, and training in relation to each of these aspects.&nbsp;</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<p>
Products that are on
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0px">
Additional row for test
</p>

Shouldn't it be the paragraph inside the cell you out the style on?