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Old 09-17-2017, 10:34 AM
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Why does my section break extend far off the page? Thanks.
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Old 09-20-2017, 02:20 PM
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Anyone? Just chime right in, please. Is it normal behavior for a section break to appear this way?
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I haven't seen a section break behave like that. Could you upload the actual Word document where you see this?
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Thanks, Stefan Blom. File attached.
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When I open the file here, in Word 2013, I see nothing apparently strange about it. The only way I can get the section break to extend across the whole Word window is if I switch to Draft view (called Normal view in older versions of Word). It is still possible that this is a problem specific to Word 2010, of course.
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Old 09-21-2017, 05:54 AM
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I work exclusively in print layout view. Yup, I'm in Windows 2010.
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Thanks, Stefan Blom. File attached.
I opened it in Word 2010 and it does not look that unusual to me. The section break when inserted at the end of a line extends to the right edge of the page in the display (actually off the page).
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It does not cause any problems except that sometimes I have trouble finding the things in print view. You can't see what kind of section break it is without inserting a line/paragraph break before it or switching into draft view.

That said, a more important issue is that you should not be using a section break there at all. Your letterhead should be in the first-page header of your template.
I really like the power that sections add to a complex document. However, unnecessary section breaks can really complicate editing.
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Attached is an example of a properly set up rudimentary letterhead template without a section break. It is based on what you posted.

See Letterhead Textboxes and Styles Tutorial and Basic Letterhead Template for more ideas.
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