why the "section break-next page" is switched to "section break-continuous"?

Jamal NUMAN · #1 07-13-2011, 05:18 PM

why the "section break-next page" is switched to "section break-continuous"?

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why when deleting the "section break-continuous" switches the former "section break-next page" to "section break-continuous"?

aero_b · #2 07-16-2011, 03:29 PM

It's really dumb, but you have to insert a "Break - Next Page" after the "Break - Continuous" that you want to delete. Then, delete the "Break - Continuous" and it will turn into a "Break - Next Page"... now delete it too! Your original "Break - Next Page" should have stayed the same.

You have to do it in exactly this order and I never understood why, but I've run into the same problem before and remember the solution! Let me know if that works.

Jamal NUMAN · #3 07-16-2011, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aero_b

It's really dumb, but you have to insert a "Break - Next Page" after the "Break - Continuous" that you want to delete. Then, delete the "Break - Continuous" and it will turn into a "Break - Next Page"... now delete it too! Your original "Break - Next Page" should have stayed the same.

You have to do it in exactly this order and I never understood why, but I've run into the same problem before and remember the solution! Let me know if that works.

Thank you aero_b. it worked like a charm.

i don't know how the user could know that on his/her own!!! what is the assumption of Microsoft?

regards

Jamal

aero_b · #4 07-16-2011, 03:55 PM

I have no idea!

It probably has to do with the fact that deleting a Section Break makes the preceding section take on the formatting of the subsequent section (which I find counter-intuitive) and the type of break is considered a format property of the section.

Jamal NUMAN · #5 07-16-2011, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aero_b

I have no idea!

It probably has to do with the fact that deleting a Section Break makes the preceding section take on the formatting of the subsequent section (which I find counter-intuitive) and the type of break is considered a format property of the section.

thank you for the elaboration.

regards

Jamal

Randall · #6 12-14-2011, 10:51 AM

Thanks aero_b and Jamal.

I had exactly the opposite problem: I wanted to get rid of a page break but retain a section break. The same technique worked to solve it.

MS must be aware of this bizarre functionality. Why on earth don't they fix it?

Stefan Blom · #7 12-14-2011, 03:35 PM

To learn about section breaks in Word, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting...thSections.htm.

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