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Default How do I insert a page or page break after Page 1?

On Thursday, November 7, 2013 2:15:05 PM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:

Thanks again.

I tried the arrow technique and while it worked as you described, I am curious by what I saw. Please explain what Word is doing...

I opened a new Word 2010 document. With the cursor on Page 1, Position 1, I pressed Ctrl-End, Ctrl-Enter to insert a new page. I then used the back arrow as suggested and the cursor landed at a spot 2" beyond Page 1, Position 1.

So here's my question...I hope this makes sense.

The cursor did not move when I pressed Ctrl-End and then moved to Page 2 Position 1 when I hit Ctrl-Enter. I assume that means that Ctrl-Enter "added" something to Page 1 which causes the cursor to land beyond the original end of the document when the back arrow is used.

Further, if the cursor is at Page 2 Position 1 after Ctrl-Enter, pressing backspace once does nothing visible, while pressing backspace twice deletes Page 2. However, as I mentioned, pressing the back arrow moves the cursor to the 2" spot on Page 1. Pressing backspace at that point deletes Page 2.

So what is happening in that 2" space on Page 1 that the back arrow key recognizes it but the backspace key (sort of) doesn't?


Yes, Word recognizes that you want to add something "after the anchor" if

you press Ctrl+End.



Of course, Ctrl+End can't be used if you want to insert a page break at the

end of (say) page 3 in a 10 page document. In this example, you can click at

the top of page 4 and use the arrow keys to go to the end of page 3; then

press Ctrl+Enter.



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Stefan Blom

Microsoft Word MVP









"DerbyDad03" wrote in message

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Thank you very much. Like I thought, it's very simple once you know the


answer. ;-)




It's interesting that the cursor doesn't move from the first character


position of the then-current last page, yet the insert happens after the


then-current last page. Obviously the "end" of the document is beyond the


physical location of the cursor.




Thanks again.






On Thursday, November 7, 2013 1:32:21 PM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:


If you press Ctrl+End to go to the very end of the document before you


add a




page break (Ctrl+Enter), you should get a new page after the content on


the




current page.








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Stefan Blom




Microsoft Word MVP




















"DerbyDad03" wrote in message




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I often create documents by using a screen capture application to


capture




a portion of the screen and then paste the capture into a Word


document. I




paste them with the "In Front Of Text" option so that I can move them




around and position them freely.








It's fairly common for me to fill one page with the "pictures" and then




need to add more to page 2, page 3, etc. However, since there is often


no




text in the document, the cursor is still at the first character


position




of page 1. What I can't figure out how to do is add a page -after- page




one. If I use Insert Page Break or Insert Blank Page, the new page


appears




above the first and all of my Page 1 pictures are now on Page 2.








I'm sure I'm missing something simple, so I came here to ask the


experts




for advice. In essence, I need to know how to add pages to the end of a




document even if the document contains no text.








Thanks!