diff --git a/src/transcription/ui/components/linked_people.py b/src/transcription/ui/components/linked_people.py
index 22367f1..e484f7e 100644
--- a/src/transcription/ui/components/linked_people.py
+++ b/src/transcription/ui/components/linked_people.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from transcription.services.people import DocumentPersonInput
 from transcription.ui.components.formatters import parse_uuid
 from transcription.ui.components.formatters import person_selector_label
 from transcription.ui.components.primitives import destructive_button
+from transcription.ui.components.table.common import build_table
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
@@ -64,16 +65,18 @@ class LinkedPeopleEditor:
             }
             for link in sorted(self.links, key=lambda item: self._person_label(item.person_id).casefold())
         ]
-        self.table = ui.table(
-            columns=[
+        self.table = build_table(
+            rows,
+            [
                 {"name": "person", "label": "Person", "field": "person", "align": "left", "sortable": True},
                 {"name": "role", "label": "Role", "field": "role", "align": "left", "sortable": True},
             ],
-            rows=rows,
-            row_key="person_id",
+            default_sort_by="person",
+            show_search=False,
             selection="multiple",
-            pagination={"rowsPerPage": 0, "sortBy": "person"},
-        ).classes("w-full ui-table")
+            rows_per_page=0,
+            row_key="person_id",
+        )
 
         with ui.row().classes("w-full items-center gap-2"):
             ui.button("Add", icon="add", on_click=self._begin_add).classes("ui-btn-primary")
diff --git a/src/transcription/ui/components/table/common.py b/src/transcription/ui/components/table/common.py
index a0cb47c..2dfcb00 100644
--- a/src/transcription/ui/components/table/common.py
+++ b/src/transcription/ui/components/table/common.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def build_table(
     on_row_click_id: Callable[[str], None] | None = None,
     selection: str | None = None,
     rows_per_page: int = 25,
+    row_key: str = "id",
 ) -> Any:
     """Build a styled Quasar table widget with optional client-side filtering and row-click handlers."""
     pagination: dict[str, Any] = {"rowsPerPage": rows_per_page}
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ def build_table(
         table_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {
             "rows": rows,
             "columns": columns,
-            "row_key": "id",
+            "row_key": row_key,
             "pagination": pagination,
         }
         if selection is not None:
diff --git a/src/transcription/ui/pages/print_preview_page.py b/src/transcription/ui/pages/print_preview_page.py
index 1de5fbc..7ccd4b6 100644
--- a/src/transcription/ui/pages/print_preview_page.py
+++ b/src/transcription/ui/pages/print_preview_page.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
+from typing import Any
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from nicegui import ui
@@ -111,6 +112,30 @@ def _render_facsimile_source(*, document_id: UUID, source: DocumentPrintSource,
         ui.label(text).classes("print-transcription print-preserve-lines")
 
 
+def _render_print_table(
+    *,
+    columns: list[dict[str, Any]],
+    rows: list[dict[str, Any]],
+    extra_classes: str,
+    hide_header: bool,
+) -> None:
+    """Render one unpaginated print-layout table.
+
+    Print tables deliberately bypass `build_table`: they carry print-only styling,
+    must never paginate or expose a search box, and are rendered for a static
+    document rather than an interactive page.
+    """
+    props = ["flat", "hide-bottom"]
+    if hide_header:
+        props.insert(1, "hide-header")
+    ui.table(
+        columns=columns,
+        rows=rows,
+        row_key="field",
+        pagination={"rowsPerPage": 0},
+    ).props(" ".join(props)).classes(f"print-data-table {extra_classes}")
+
+
 def _render_metadata_table(projection: DocumentPrintProjection) -> None:
     rows = [
         {"field": "Author", "value": ", ".join(projection.authors) or "Not set"},
@@ -122,19 +147,19 @@ def _render_metadata_table(projection: DocumentPrintProjection) -> None:
         {"field": "Location Created", "value": projection.location_created or "Not set"},
         {"field": "Archival Identifier", "value": projection.archive_identifier or "Not set"},
     ]
-    ui.table(
+    _render_print_table(
         columns=[
             {"name": "field", "label": "", "field": "field", "align": "left"},
             {"name": "value", "label": "", "field": "value", "align": "left"},
         ],
         rows=rows,
-        row_key="field",
-        pagination={"rowsPerPage": 0},
-    ).props("flat hide-header hide-bottom").classes("print-data-table print-metadata-table")
+        extra_classes="print-metadata-table",
+        hide_header=True,
+    )
 
 
 def _render_job_table(jobs: tuple[DocumentPrintJob, ...]) -> None:
-    columns = [{"name": "field", "label": "", "field": "field", "align": "left"}]
+    columns: list[dict[str, Any]] = [{"name": "field", "label": "", "field": "field", "align": "left"}]
     for index in range(1, len(jobs) + 1):
         columns.append({"name": f"job_{index}", "label": f"Job {index}", "field": f"job_{index}", "align": "left"})
     fields = (
@@ -153,12 +178,12 @@ def _render_job_table(jobs: tuple[DocumentPrintJob, ...]) -> None:
         }
         for field, value in fields
     ]
-    ui.table(
+    _render_print_table(
         columns=columns,
         rows=rows,
-        row_key="field",
-        pagination={"rowsPerPage": 0},
-    ).props("flat hide-bottom").classes("print-data-table print-job-table")
+        extra_classes="print-job-table",
+        hide_header=False,
+    )
 
 
 def reflow_transcription(text: str) -> list[str]:
diff --git a/tests/test_ui_boundaries.py b/tests/test_ui_boundaries.py
index f1c2c56..886d8d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui_boundaries.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui_boundaries.py
@@ -83,3 +83,33 @@ def test_no_component_resolves_request_or_application_state():
         if found:
             violations[str(path.relative_to(COMPONENTS_DIR))] = found
     assert violations == {}
+
+
+# `build_table` owns the interactive table styling; `print_preview_page` owns the
+# print-only table, which must never paginate or expose a search box.
+TABLE_OWNERS = frozenset({"components/table/common.py", "pages/print_preview_page.py"})
+
+
+def _calls_ui_table(tree: ast.Module) -> bool:
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if not isinstance(node, ast.Call):
+            continue
+        func = node.func
+        if (
+            isinstance(func, ast.Attribute)
+            and func.attr == "table"
+            and isinstance(func.value, ast.Name)
+            and func.value.id == "ui"
+        ):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def test_only_the_designated_owners_construct_a_raw_table():
+    """Review section 4: table styling lives in one place, not in every page."""
+    offenders = sorted(
+        str(path.relative_to(UI_DIR)).replace("\\", "/")
+        for path in UI_DIR.rglob("*.py")
+        if _calls_ui_table(ast.parse(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")))
+    )
+    assert set(offenders) == TABLE_OWNERS