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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / January 2004section break blank pages
I have a large document (book manuscript) that I want to break into sections (by chapter) so that I can have differnt headers for each chapter. When I insert a "section break next page" a blank page is inserted between the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next. It prints out (blank) and shows up in print preview as well. The first paragraph of the chapter is not set to "page break before". I've tried inserting a hard page break at the end of a chapter, and then a "continuous section break" at the beginning of the next chapter. This eliminates the blank page, but then the header of the first page of the next chapter is part of the previous section. I want each chapter to be a separate section, so that I can have different odd and even headers, with a different header for the first page of each section (basically no header on the title page of each chapter). How can I do this without the blank pages? Brian Brian, I think this could be due to the page layout options that you are using. Does this happen between every section break or just section breaks inserted on odd numbered pages? For example, if you end chapter 1 on page 9 you obviously don't want chapter 2 starting on even page 10. If the text in the old section ends on an odd page and the new section start is set to "Odd page," Word inserts the blank sheet as a place holder for the back of previous section odd page.  SignatureGreg Maxey A peer in "peer to peer" support Rockledge, FL To e-mail, edit out the "w...spam" in gmaxey@whamspammvps.org > I have a large document (book manuscript) that I want to > break into sections (by chapter) so that I can have [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Brian I'm using "break next page", not "odd" or "even". At this point I don't care if a chapter starts on an even page. I could fix that simply be inserting a hard page break before the section break, and putting a pertinent quote on the new even page to keep it from being blank. I would just like my section breaks to start a new chapter, and not have a blank page between chapters. The blank page shows up in Print Preview, yet when looking at the codes, I "arrow" right past it, because there is nothing there. >-----Original Message----- >Brian, [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > >. Are you sure you selected a "Next page" break and not "Odd page"? The behavior you describe is usually the result of an Odd Page or Even Page section break: Word inserts an extra, entirely blank page when the previous section ends on an odd page (for Odd Page breaks). If the page is completely blank and you don't see it in Print Layout view (or even in Print Preview unless you display two pages at a time), then that's what's happening. If the page is blank except for a header/footer/page number, then it is not truly empty but in fact contains an empty paragraph or some other nonprinting content. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) SignatureWords into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > I have a large document (book manuscript) that I want to > break into sections (by chapter) so that I can have [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Brian I'm not using "odd page", and the blank page is viewable in Print Preview. I can't zoom in Print Preview, because there is nothing to zoom in on. When I look at the codes, I "arrow" from the section break to the first code (or character) of the next chapter, right past the blank page. I can't even insert anything in the blank page. this throw off my page numbering and my odd and even headers. >-----Original Message----- >Are you sure you selected a "Next page" break and not "Odd page"? The [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > >. Are you restarting page numbering a "1" for your chapters? If so, and if you have used mirror margins or different odd and even, then Word assumes this should be on a 'recto' page. Section breaks behave as if they were 'New Odd Page" in this case. SignatureMargaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org > I'm not using "odd page", and the blank page is viewable > in Print Preview. I can't zoom in Print Preview, because [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] > > > >. I'm manually starting the page numbers where the previous chapter left off. Can I use "continue from previous section" if I have deselected the "same as previous" function for the header itself? >-----Original Message----- >Are you restarting page numbering a "1" for your chapters? If so, and if you [quoted text clipped - 70 lines] > >. Yes. Continuing or restarting page numbering is independent of "Same as Previous" in headers and footers (which is itself independent for individual headers and footers; for example, you can have the headers linked and the footers not, or the First Page Headers linked and the Headers not). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) SignatureWords into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > I'm manually starting the page numbers where the previous > chapter left off. Can I use "continue from previous [quoted text clipped - 96 lines] > > > >. |
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