I have lived at least one full year with a print layout problem.
Header and footer was not visible when I created a new document before I
selected "view - header and footer". I even tried to reinstall office, but
the behavior was still there.
Last week I found that two colleagues had the same problem, so I checked the
help system for solutions. Then I found the fantastic "feature" "Show or hide
white space".
This is really a very doubtful, non intuitive feature! It costed me 1 year
of frustration. Either it should be removed, or at least be very obvious when
active...

I couldn't agree with you more. However, the best way to get results is to
forward this exact same message to:



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Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
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"Ulf P" Ulf wrote in message
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I have lived at least one full year with a print layout problem.
Header and footer was not visible when I created a new document before I
selected "view - header and footer". I even tried to reinstall office, but
the behavior was still there.
Last week I found that two colleagues had the same problem, so I checked
the
help system for solutions. Then I found the fantastic "feature" "Show or
hide
white space".
This is really a very doubtful, non intuitive feature! It costed me 1 year
of frustration. Either it should be removed, or at least be very obvious
when
active...

When you hover your mouse cursor over a page break in print layout view it
gives you the option to hide or show white space.

"Bill Foley" wrote:

I couldn't agree with you more. However, the best way to get results is to
forward this exact same message to:



--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
Check out Word FAQs at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/index.htm

"Ulf P" Ulf wrote in message
...
I have lived at least one full year with a print layout problem.
Header and footer was not visible when I created a new document before I
selected "view - header and footer". I even tried to reinstall office, but
the behavior was still there.
Last week I found that two colleagues had the same problem, so I checked
the
help system for solutions. Then I found the fantastic "feature" "Show or
hide
white space".
This is really a very doubtful, non intuitive feature! It costed me 1 year
of frustration. Either it should be removed, or at least be very obvious
when
active...

I recently had the same problem. Took me some while to find out that by
hovering my mouse pointer between page breaks, I could toggle the €˜Show/Hide
White Space option, while in €˜Print Layout View. It is a nice option, but
why is it not shown as an option under €˜Tools €“ Options €“ View €“ Show.
Initially I looked here but could not find it. It would have saved me
considerable time in figuring this out.

It _is_ under Tools Options View.

Section Print and Web Layout Options, checkbox White Space between pages
(Print View Only)

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Enjoy,
Tony


"Marcel Dijkstra" Marcel wrote in
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I recently had the same problem. Took me some while to find out that by
hovering my mouse pointer between page breaks, I could toggle the
'Show/Hide
White Space' option, while in 'Print Layout View'. It is a nice option,
but
why is it not shown as an option under 'Tools - Options - View - Show'.
Initially I looked here but could not find it. It would have saved me
considerable time in figuring this out.