“start at” row # or page#

I searched the documentation and forums, and I apologize if I missed it, but I’m looking for a way to have the initial display of a table start at a certain point (either a row# or a “page” #). e.g. a table has 200 rows of data, for lessons by date for a year, and after six months, it would be nice if I could add a parameter to the short code so that users would start near the current data (but still be able to go backwards if needed).