continuous hidden dotted lines across page

[Wally Wombat]

Hi
I am trying to write on a pasted document from the net. On some pages, the
cursor is prohibited from being placed in areas. I am writing in Print view,
and when I change to normal view, and press "show all characters" there are
continuous dotted lines across the document. These do not behave like line
page breaks as they cannot be deleted.
I have some luck with clearing the formatting, but there still remains one
stubborn line that I cannot remove.
Any suggestions?

 

[Stefan Blom]

What you are describing sounds like a column or section break (if it
isn't a page break). Placing the insertion point to the left of it and
pressing Delete should remove it. But see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/WorkWithSections.htm.

For a description of all nonprinting characters, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

They are probably soft (automatic) page breaks. If pages are breaking
unaccountably, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BlankPage.htm.
Otherwise, the page break indication is for your convenience only, nothing
to worry about.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Do the lines correspond to the ends of the pages in Print Layout view? If
so, they are the automatic page breaks, as I said. Naturally, changing the
page size or margins would affect where the page breaks. If you have empty
pages, I refer you again to http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BlankPage.htm