Section break continuous result in new page on Insert+File

[Sandeep Sharma]

Hi,

I am using Word 2003. I have a document in which after
some text I have given a section break continuous.
After that, there is enough space left on the same page.
Now when I insert a small file, say child1.doc, after that
section break, the contents of child1.doc appear from next
page.
I want that the contents should come in continuous flow.

Pls try it and advise what I am doing wrongly.

Thx.
Sandeep

 

[Margaret Aldis]

Hi Sandeep

The information about a section's starting place is held in the section
marker at the *end* of the section. So the problem may be that you are
importing a 'next page' section break (or the last paragraph of the file)
with child1.doc.

See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/WorkWithSections.htm

If that is not the issue, then have a look at the paragraph settings at the
beginning of the imported text - do you have 'Keep with next' settings that
are holding paragraphs together, or a 'Page break before' on the first
paragraph?

 

[Sandeep]

Hi Margaret,

With your reply, I feel that the problem is not that
simple.
Actually, in my master document, i am trying to insert the
child1.doc file between two sections and both these
section breaks are continuous. But the contents of the
child1.doc starts from next page onwards. I dont
guess from where this new page come into picture.
More, when I see the document in Ascii form, i dont see
the symbol of sign of page break or so.
Is the start of file contain some info about starting with
a new page.


Thx for the patience. Pls advice.
Sandeep

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

Sandeep,

Is the first section perhaps set to have columns, and does it use footnotes?
I vaguely recall hearing that under these circumstances, Word forces a next
page break after it.

Are you using a Master Document as Word uses that term, for a specific
feature, with subdocuments and links, etc? Because those are advised
against.

DM

 

[Margaret Aldis]

Hi Sandeep

OK, here are some steps to try to track this down:

With your cursor in the first paragraph of the inserted file, use File >
Page setup to look at the layout properties. Does this show the section
break as continuous?

Check the page size and orientation - is this the same in this section as
the previous section? (If the paper size changes, Word not unreasonably
assumes it needs to feed a new sheet.)

Use Format > Paragraph and check the line and page breaks on the first
paragraph of the inserted file - are 'keep with next' or 'page break before'
settings forcing the page break?

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk


use Format>Paragraph to look at the line break properties.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

And if that's the case, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/FtnoteSpanColumns.htm