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March 22nd, 2007, 11:30 PM
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Little Black Squares (Invisible)
Hello!
A fellow writer asked me this and I (gasp) didn't know the answer. When I hit "Show Invisibles" (the paragraph symbol) in Word (2003 Win, 2004 Mac), I see stuff I recognize, such as paragraph, line breaks, tabs, etc. I also see these little black squares. I have no idea what they are. Help is much appreciated. Les 
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March 23rd, 2007, 12:32 AM
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Little Black Squares (Invisible)
Paragraphs that have heading styles applied.
"Poliwog" wrote: Hello! A fellow writer asked me this and I (gasp) didn't know the answer. When I hit "Show Invisibles" (the paragraph symbol) in Word (2003 Win, 2004 Mac), I see stuff I recognize, such as paragraph, line breaks, tabs, etc. I also see these little black squares. I have no idea what they are. Help is much appreciated. Les
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March 23rd, 2007, 12:53 AM
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Little Black Squares (Invisible)
BoniM,
While that might appear the case it isn't completely accurate. That symbol appears adjacent to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," "Page break before," or "Suppress line numbers" property. This includes most if not all the default Heading Styles. If you remove those properties then the symbol does not apear adjacent to Heading style paragraphs. See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. BoniM wrote: Paragraphs that have heading styles applied. "Poliwog" wrote: Hello! A fellow writer asked me this and I (gasp) didn't know the answer. When I hit "Show Invisibles" (the paragraph symbol) in Word (2003 Win, 2004 Mac), I see stuff I recognize, such as paragraph, line breaks, tabs, etc. I also see these little black squares. I have no idea what they are. Help is much appreciated. Les
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March 23rd, 2007, 11:43 AM
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Little Black Squares (Invisible)
Hello!
Yes, this appears to be what I'm seeing. But..."Page Break Before"!!!??? I must investigate this. Seems like exactly what I need for my "Chapter Heading" style. Never knew about this. You can DO that? Oooh! Must find out. Must write it into my tutorial. Many thanks, Les On Mar 22, 8:53 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: BoniM, While that might appear the case it isn't completely accurate. That symbol appears adjacent to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," "Page break before," or "Suppress line numbers" property. This includes most if not all the default Heading Styles. If you remove those properties then the symbol does not apear adjacent to Heading style paragraphs. See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See:http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word.
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#5
March 24th, 2007, 05:56 PM
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Little Black Squares (Invisible)
Yes, "Page break before" is very handy. Two of the best reasons for using it
are (1) to eliminate shading on a manual page break before a shaded heading and (2) to break a table without splitting it (so that repeating headings still display). Now if only there were a "section break before" property... -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Poliwog" wrote in message ups.com... Hello! Yes, this appears to be what I'm seeing. But..."Page Break Before"!!!??? I must investigate this. Seems like exactly what I need for my "Chapter Heading" style. Never knew about this. You can DO that? Oooh! Must find out. Must write it into my tutorial. Many thanks, Les On Mar 22, 8:53 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: BoniM, While that might appear the case it isn't completely accurate. That symbol appears adjacent to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," "Page break before," or "Suppress line numbers" property. This includes most if not all the default Heading Styles. If you remove those properties then the symbol does not apear adjacent to Heading style paragraphs. See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See:http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word.
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March 28th, 2007, 12:52 AM
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Little Black Squares (Invisible)
Cool - good to know, one less thing I only think I know!!!
"Greg Maxey" wrote: BoniM, While that might appear the case it isn't completely accurate. That symbol appears adjacent to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," "Page break before," or "Suppress line numbers" property. This includes most if not all the default Heading Styles. If you remove those properties then the symbol does not apear adjacent to Heading style paragraphs. See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. BoniM wrote: Paragraphs that have heading styles applied. "Poliwog" wrote: Hello! A fellow writer asked me this and I (gasp) didn't know the answer. When I hit "Show Invisibles" (the paragraph symbol) in Word (2003 Win, 2004 Mac), I see stuff I recognize, such as paragraph, line breaks, tabs, etc. I also see these little black squares. I have no idea what they are. Help is much appreciated. Les
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#7
March 28th, 2007, 12:56 AM
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Little Black Squares (Invisible)
Amen and Amen AND people can't 'accidently' delete 'em...
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Yes, "Page break before" is very handy. Two of the best reasons for using it are (1) to eliminate shading on a manual page break before a shaded heading and (2) to break a table without splitting it (so that repeating headings still display). Now if only there were a "section break before" property... -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Poliwog" wrote in message ups.com... Hello! Yes, this appears to be what I'm seeing. But..."Page Break Before"!!!??? I must investigate this. Seems like exactly what I need for my "Chapter Heading" style. Never knew about this. You can DO that? Oooh! Must find out. Must write it into my tutorial. Many thanks, Les On Mar 22, 8:53 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: BoniM, While that might appear the case it isn't completely accurate. That symbol appears adjacent to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," "Page break before," or "Suppress line numbers" property. This includes most if not all the default Heading Styles. If you remove those properties then the symbol does not apear adjacent to Heading style paragraphs. See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See:http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word.
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March 28th, 2007, 03:55 AM
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Little Black Squares (Invisible)
OTOH, "Page break before" can be very puzzling to users who don't know of
its existence. They have a definite page break and no way to account for it because Word doesn't display a manual page break. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "BoniM" wrote in message ... Amen and Amen AND people can't 'accidently' delete 'em... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Yes, "Page break before" is very handy. Two of the best reasons for using it are (1) to eliminate shading on a manual page break before a shaded heading and (2) to break a table without splitting it (so that repeating headings still display). Now if only there were a "section break before" property... -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Poliwog" wrote in message ups.com... Hello! Yes, this appears to be what I'm seeing. But..."Page Break Before"!!!??? I must investigate this. Seems like exactly what I need for my "Chapter Heading" style. Never knew about this. You can DO that? Oooh! Must find out. Must write it into my tutorial. Many thanks, Les On Mar 22, 8:53 pm, "Greg Maxey" wrote: BoniM, While that might appear the case it isn't completely accurate. That symbol appears adjacent to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Keep with next," "Keep lines together," "Page break before," or "Suppress line numbers" property. This includes most if not all the default Heading Styles. If you remove those properties then the symbol does not apear adjacent to Heading style paragraphs. See: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See:http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word.
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