I see. I misunderstood "must have" to mean that Word was constraining you.
Suzanne's solution should get you what you want.


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"Penny" wrote in message
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"After combining these two documents, I must have a 1.5 inch margin
throughout"

I understand the concept of section breaks - but I cannot have different
margins.