Hi DBinSJ,

There are various factors that come into play here. For example, if the affected paragraph's attributes are set to 'keep together', then all of it must stay on a common page and that can mean a large empty space at the bottom of the preceding page. Another possibility is that your page layout has inappropriate dimesions for the bottom marging and/or the page footer. Without seeing the document, I can't really advise further.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]