Strange problem with Word 2007 word wrap and bottom margin

[spiritualfields]

I've got the page margins set to 1" for the top and bottom margins. I have a
multiple page document, and I'm encountering something that is extremely
annoying and perplexing in the transition from the first to the second page.
Here is the senario:

At a point that is two lines from the 1" bottom margin, I begin to type a 3
line paragraph. What I want (and expect) to happen is that after typing the
first two lines of that paragraph that Word should then start a new page,
where I can then finish up the paragraph. In effect, the first line of the
new page will be the last line of the 3 line paragraph.

Instead, what happens is that when the second line of that last paragraph is
typed on the soon-to-be-ended page, Word begins a new page and moves the 2
lines that I had just typed on the previous page into the first 2 lines of
the new one. In effect, it begins the new page with that last paragraph as
the beginning entry. This complete subverts the bottom margin. And it looks
like crap.

Temporaily, to compensate for this, I explicitly hit enter at the end of the
second line of the paragraph, forcing a new page, and typed the last line in
the new page. Oddly, the grammar checker flags the first word of the new page
for needing capitalization, even though it is part of a sentence and not the
first word of it.

To work like this is not feasible or convenient. What do I have to do to get
Word 2007 to obey the bottom margin settings while word wrapping?

 

[Jay Freedman]

By default, the Normal style has the "Widow and orphan protection" option
turned on. That option prevents one line of a paragraph from being placed
alone at the top or bottom of a page. Usually that behavior is considered a
good thing.

You can turn it off for a particular paragraph by right-clicking in the
paragraph, selecting "Paragraph" from the context menu, going to the Line &
Page Breaks tab of the dialog, and unchecking the appropriate box. To turn
it off for an entire document, make the same change in the definition of the
Normal style (or other body text style).

The capitalization issue comes about because you have "Capitalize start of
sentence" turned on in the AutoFormat As You Type options. Word reasonably
assumes that when you start a new paragraph (by pressing Enter) you're also
starting a new sentence. It has no way of knowing that you stuck a paragraph
mark in the middle of a sentence for some other purpose.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[spiritualfields]

Thanks for that information. Where is the definition for the Normal style?

 

[Jay Freedman]

In the Home ribbon, right-click the Normal style button and choose
Modify from the menu. In the dialog that appears, click the Format
button at the bottom and choose Paragraph from the menu.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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