Unwanted blank page at end of doc formatted into columns

[btse1]

Word 2007 issue: formatting a long document into two columns always results in an unwanted, unneeded blank page at the end. This happens even when the final column doesn't fill the entire space available. Is there a way to eliminate the blank page?

[Charles Kenyon]

If the entire document is formatted into two columns, this should not happen. The new page is formed by a next-page section break. I expect if you format that page as having the same number of columns, you will be able to merge the two pages.

Delete a Next-Page Section Break that Word won't delete

[btse1]

Not having any luck. The entire doc is formatted as two columns with the exception of the upper portion of the first page where the title, followed by a photo, are in normal format, single column. Then, following a break inserted via the page layout tab, the rest of the doc is in two columns.

The blank page at the end appears to be formatted into two columns, and by highlighting that page (dragging the mouse over it), there are four lines that are empty or blank, as if the enter key was tapped four times and no characters were typed into that space. Back spacing does not remove them, so I remain mystified.

Thanks for any advice.

[Guessed]

Turn off revision tracking. Go to Draft view and look at the end of the document. If there is a section break at the end, delete it. Then go back to print view and check the section formatting (page setup, headers, footers, columns) is still OK

[btse1]

That worked! Thank you, Guessed. Thank you thank you. This has been driving me nuts for weeks!