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Old June 4th, 2010, 12:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
KMM
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can anyone tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from page 3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections breaks
seem to be fine.

THanks!
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Old June 4th, 2010, 01:33 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

Check the formatting of the first paragraph after the Section Break. Is it
formatted to have a Page Break before it?


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"KMM" wrote in message
...
I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've
triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the
following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can anyone
tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from page
3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections
breaks
seem to be fine.

THanks!


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Old June 4th, 2010, 01:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

What do you mean by hidden blank pages? I mean if you can't see them, how do
you how they re there?

KMM wrote:
I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can anyone tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from page 3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections breaks
seem to be fine.

THanks!


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Old June 4th, 2010, 02:32 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
KMM
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

I don't know how to check that. I looked under Paragraph Formatting and I
don't see anything there. How would you format it to have a Page Break
before?

Thanks for the quick response, by the way!

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Check the formatting of the first paragraph after the Section Break. Is it
formatted to have a Page Break before it?


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"KMM" wrote in message
...
I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've
triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the
following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can anyone
tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from page
3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections
breaks
seem to be fine.

THanks!


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Old June 4th, 2010, 02:40 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
KMM
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

I can tell a few ways. When I look in the bottom left corner of the Word
frame, where it tells you what page you're on, it goes from page 3 to 5 in
one case.

I plan on printing this two sided, and want to leave inside margin larger
for three hole punch, so I have mirror page formatting with a larger margin
on the inside and I am missing the opposite margin page.

And while you don't see thee missing page in any of the Views in Word, if
you do a Print Preview, you see the hidden ones.

Thanks.

"Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

What do you mean by hidden blank pages? I mean if you can't see them, how do
you how they re there?

KMM wrote:
I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can anyone tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from page 3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections breaks
seem to be fine.

THanks!


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Old June 4th, 2010, 03:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Peter T. Daniels
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

If the back sides (the even-numbered pages) are completely blank, you
won't see them in Word except in Print Preview. Sounds like it's
behaving exactly as you need it to.

On Jun 3, 9:40*pm, KMM wrote:
*I can tell a few ways. When I look in the bottom left corner of the Word
frame, where it tells you what page you're on, it goes from page 3 to 5 in
one case.

I plan on printing this two sided, and want to leave inside margin larger
for three hole punch, so I have mirror page formatting with a larger margin
on the inside and I am missing the opposite margin page.

And while you don't see thee missing page in any of the Views in Word, if
you do a Print Preview, you see the hidden ones.

Thanks.

"Pamelia Caswell *via OfficeKB.com" wrote:



What do you mean by hidden blank pages? *I mean if you can't see them, how do
you how they re there? *


KMM wrote:
I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can anyone tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from page 3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections breaks
seem to be fine.


THanks!

  #7  
Old June 4th, 2010, 03:33 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BlankPage.htm

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"KMM" wrote in message
...
I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've
triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the
following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can anyone
tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from page
3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections
breaks
seem to be fine.

THanks!


  #8  
Old June 4th, 2010, 04:17 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
KMM
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

But I don't want the blank page. I want to know how to get rid of it. I
suppose I should have included that fact in my initial post. I can't figure
out how to "get to it" to get rid of it.

Thanks.

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

If the back sides (the even-numbered pages) are completely blank, you
won't see them in Word except in Print Preview. Sounds like it's
behaving exactly as you need it to.

On Jun 3, 9:40 pm, KMM wrote:
I can tell a few ways. When I look in the bottom left corner of the Word
frame, where it tells you what page you're on, it goes from page 3 to 5 in
one case.

I plan on printing this two sided, and want to leave inside margin larger
for three hole punch, so I have mirror page formatting with a larger margin
on the inside and I am missing the opposite margin page.

And while you don't see thee missing page in any of the Views in Word, if
you do a Print Preview, you see the hidden ones.

Thanks.

"Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com" wrote:



What do you mean by hidden blank pages? I mean if you can't see them, how do
you how they re there?


KMM wrote:
I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can anyone tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from page 3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections breaks
seem to be fine.


THanks!

.

  #9  
Old June 4th, 2010, 04:29 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
KMM
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

Thanks. But I think I've gone through these ideas before I even posted.

1. As a default, I always have my non-printing characters visible (I'm just
nerdy that way), so I don't think there are any unknown paragraph returns in
there...that I can see, anyway. As I said, I can't figure out how to "see"
page 4 in a View (other than the blacnk page in print preview) to see if
there is anything there.

2. I am certain that the Section Breaks are New Page ones. I am confident I
inserted them that way, and when I go back and check them, they are labelled
that way. And when I go to the layout tab it says "new page".

3. COULD BE IMPORTANT! -- I thought the answer was there when it said that
this can happen when the next section changes to landscape. In one of these
instances, that was the case (I've since deleted that landscape section). So
I double checked again, because it said it will sometimes change a New Page
Section Break to an Odd Page one. But as I said, these all seem to be marked
as New Page.

4. Blank pages not caused by Word...I looked through the printer settings
and didn't see anything referring to a separator page or anything similar. I
have an HP Photosmart, but didn't see anything in there that looked like it
could be the culprit.

Ugghhh. So frustrating!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BlankPage.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"KMM" wrote in message
...
I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've
triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the
following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can anyone
tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from page
3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections
breaks
seem to be fine.

THanks!


.

  #10  
Old June 4th, 2010, 04:49 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default "New page" section break causing hidden blank page

If you created the document yourself, then this would be a very long shot,
but check the first paragraph on the page after the blank and make sure it's
not formatted as "Page break before." Also make sure that you're in the
right section when you check the section start type (it should be the one
*after* the break).

If all else fails, I'll be happy to look at the document (or a portion of
it) if you want to email it to me.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"KMM" wrote in message
...
Thanks. But I think I've gone through these ideas before I even posted.

1. As a default, I always have my non-printing characters visible (I'm
just
nerdy that way), so I don't think there are any unknown paragraph returns
in
there...that I can see, anyway. As I said, I can't figure out how to "see"
page 4 in a View (other than the blacnk page in print preview) to see if
there is anything there.

2. I am certain that the Section Breaks are New Page ones. I am confident
I
inserted them that way, and when I go back and check them, they are
labelled
that way. And when I go to the layout tab it says "new page".

3. COULD BE IMPORTANT! -- I thought the answer was there when it said that
this can happen when the next section changes to landscape. In one of
these
instances, that was the case (I've since deleted that landscape section).
So
I double checked again, because it said it will sometimes change a New
Page
Section Break to an Odd Page one. But as I said, these all seem to be
marked
as New Page.

4. Blank pages not caused by Word...I looked through the printer settings
and didn't see anything referring to a separator page or anything similar.
I
have an HP Photosmart, but didn't see anything in there that looked like
it
could be the culprit.

Ugghhh. So frustrating!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BlankPage.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"KMM" wrote in message
...
I have a few section breaks that are causing hidden blank pages. I've
triple
checked that these breaks are marked as next page (it even says it in
parentheses next to the section break mark). I've also gone to the
following
section and looked on the layout tab and it says "next page". Can
anyone
tell
me why? I tried just putting a new section break in, but it went from
page
3
to 5 also. It has happed 3 times in my document. The other 8 sections
breaks
seem to be fine.

THanks!


.


 




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