First, make sure the Text Wrapping property is set to Around.
To access these properties, right-click the table, choose Table Properties, and click the Table tab (if necessary). However, if a little drag action doesn't produce a mix you can live with, you can force settings that are more exact. Word does a good job of defining properties when you drag the table to position it.
(Most likely, I wouldn't break up the middle of a paragraph with a table, but for the sake of the example, please play along.) By moving the table around just a little, you'll probably hit upon a better balance. The first thing you can do is move the table around a bit more-especially if the placement doesn't have to be exact.
