Word 2004 adds unwanted solid lines when creating a new page

[Gary Goldberg]

I've encountered this problem with Word 98 and now with Word 2004: I've
used a line of equal signs followed by a carriage return to form a
divider to separate different documents within a Word file I'm creating.
(I use Normal View is it matters).

At times Word inserts an additional solid line at the same time it
indicates that it's creating a new page (indicated by a dotted line).
I can eliminate it by back-spacing, but can't select the solid line
to delete it. And when I continue to type (or even space) the solid line
reappears. How do I get rid of it and, better, avoid this problem in the
first place?

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Hi Gary:

Look over the Word help topic "AutoFormat As You Type options" to see the
answer to this and more.

In fact, search on "AutoFormat" in the help for much more information.

For even more (I sound like a bad TV commercial...) see here:
http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html

Cheers

I've encountered this problem with Word 98 and now with Word 2004: I've
used a line of equal signs followed by a carriage return to form a
divider to separate different documents within a Word file I'm creating.
(I use Normal View is it matters).

At times Word inserts an additional solid line at the same time it
indicates that it's creating a new page (indicated by a dotted line).
I can eliminate it by back-spacing, but can't select the solid line
to delete it. And when I continue to type (or even space) the solid line
reappears. How do I get rid of it and, better, avoid this problem in the
first place?

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