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Robert Macy
Running Word 97 on Win98
Can't always recreate this but happens enough to irritate!
In general: Every now and then Word inserts a 'new page' creating a
page with almost nothing on the page, but a few lines at the top and
shoving everything down to start on a new page. Right after the page
is inserted, alt-z does not remove the new page. Finding the inserted
line to remove it doesn't work - Going to normal view clearly shows
the page line, but cannot get the cursor to sit on the line to delete
it. either goes above, or below, not on it. Only way to get rid of
the page is to delete the blank line between. Any attempt to insert a
blank line causes not a blank line but a whole page?! Go to the end
of the blue text and hit enter creates a new page. or, putting the
cursor at the start of the next italics line and hitting enter creates
a new page, too.
Specifically: This has happened several times as I modify an existing
[copied] 1 or 2 page document. Font is arial, document starts out
with introduction consisting of lines of 11 point, blank line, then
lines of italic 10 point to list a bit of something, followed by
lines of 10 point text in blue [to highlight answering information]
To make the presentation readable, I prefer to have a blank line
between the blue text and the next italics intro. However, sometimes
when I hit enter after the line of blue text to create that blank
space line, I get a new page! Nothing seems to get rid of it.
Also, every line appears to be called Heading 2 for some reason, with
no other choices but Heading 3 or 4 etc. Don't know the significance
of that. I was looking for normal, but the choice does not come up.
My work around so far has been to paste and copy known non-offending
pairs of lines, then completely over write what they contained with
desired information. A bit of a clumsy 'workaround', but works.
My question is: What automatic feature is MS Word doing that anyone in
their right mind would want? and, how do I get rid of it easily while
maintaining other auto stuff?
Can't always recreate this but happens enough to irritate!
In general: Every now and then Word inserts a 'new page' creating a
page with almost nothing on the page, but a few lines at the top and
shoving everything down to start on a new page. Right after the page
is inserted, alt-z does not remove the new page. Finding the inserted
line to remove it doesn't work - Going to normal view clearly shows
the page line, but cannot get the cursor to sit on the line to delete
it. either goes above, or below, not on it. Only way to get rid of
the page is to delete the blank line between. Any attempt to insert a
blank line causes not a blank line but a whole page?! Go to the end
of the blue text and hit enter creates a new page. or, putting the
cursor at the start of the next italics line and hitting enter creates
a new page, too.
Specifically: This has happened several times as I modify an existing
[copied] 1 or 2 page document. Font is arial, document starts out
with introduction consisting of lines of 11 point, blank line, then
lines of italic 10 point to list a bit of something, followed by
lines of 10 point text in blue [to highlight answering information]
To make the presentation readable, I prefer to have a blank line
between the blue text and the next italics intro. However, sometimes
when I hit enter after the line of blue text to create that blank
space line, I get a new page! Nothing seems to get rid of it.
Also, every line appears to be called Heading 2 for some reason, with
no other choices but Heading 3 or 4 etc. Don't know the significance
of that. I was looking for normal, but the choice does not come up.
My work around so far has been to paste and copy known non-offending
pairs of lines, then completely over write what they contained with
desired information. A bit of a clumsy 'workaround', but works.
My question is: What automatic feature is MS Word doing that anyone in
their right mind would want? and, how do I get rid of it easily while
maintaining other auto stuff?