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How do I delete phantom pages/sections in my Word 2003 document?
I have a Word 2003 document that is set up with tables to print hanging file
folder labels on the Avery Worksaver Tab Inserts specialty cardstock. There are several pages of labels, each with ten rows of two columns. The problem is that there are now 7 "phantom" pages that only show up in the Print Layout view, before the first row of labels. These pages are messing up how the labels print and yet I can't find a way to delete the phantom pages. What I did before these pages showed up was to delete all the section breaks so I could sort the labels alphabetically. Once I sorted the labels (rows) I then went in to add back the section breaks. However, the first row of labels now is showing up as Page 1 Section 8 in the first column, then as Page 2 Section 8 in the second column of the same row. When I go to Print Preview, there are 10 pages of blank documents and then page 11 starts with the text from the SECOND row - the first row of labels is nowhere to be found. I tried adjusting the page numbering format but it does not remove the phantom blank pages, nor does it fix the printing problems. The original document was created in Word XP and the labels printed just fine. Rather than create a new document, I wanted to keep the formatting so I deleted all the text and typed in new labels, but I had already upgraded to Word 2003. Could that be the problem? Thanks for any help/advise you can give. I cannot find anything that helps online. There are about 16 pages of labels that I want to print and I really hate to start over. I've tried creating a new document and copying the text into the new document, but the phantom pages come along with the text. |
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How do I delete phantom pages/sections in my Word 2003 document?
See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BlankPage.htm. What happens if you
delete all the section breaks? They should not really be necessary. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "cyndiwise notsowise" wrote in message ... I have a Word 2003 document that is set up with tables to print hanging file folder labels on the Avery Worksaver Tab Inserts specialty cardstock. There are several pages of labels, each with ten rows of two columns. The problem is that there are now 7 "phantom" pages that only show up in the Print Layout view, before the first row of labels. These pages are messing up how the labels print and yet I can't find a way to delete the phantom pages. What I did before these pages showed up was to delete all the section breaks so I could sort the labels alphabetically. Once I sorted the labels (rows) I then went in to add back the section breaks. However, the first row of labels now is showing up as Page 1 Section 8 in the first column, then as Page 2 Section 8 in the second column of the same row. When I go to Print Preview, there are 10 pages of blank documents and then page 11 starts with the text from the SECOND row - the first row of labels is nowhere to be found. I tried adjusting the page numbering format but it does not remove the phantom blank pages, nor does it fix the printing problems. The original document was created in Word XP and the labels printed just fine. Rather than create a new document, I wanted to keep the formatting so I deleted all the text and typed in new labels, but I had already upgraded to Word 2003. Could that be the problem? Thanks for any help/advise you can give. I cannot find anything that helps online. There are about 16 pages of labels that I want to print and I really hate to start over. I've tried creating a new document and copying the text into the new document, but the phantom pages come along with the text. |
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How do I delete phantom pages/sections in my Word 2003 document?
Without seeing your document, it's hard to tell, but it almost sounds as if
you might have your track changes turned on and deleted text set up to show as something other than hidden. When you delete page breaks or section breaks with change tracking on, they aren't really "deleted" at all -- they're still there and they'll show up and print. Check the bottom of the screen to see whether TRK is turned on. If it is, try accepting all changes in the document and see if that gets rid of the pages. If you don't want to accept changes, go to Tools - Options - Track Changes and make sure that Deletions is set to Hidden. Hiding the deleted section breaks is almost as good as making them go away. "cyndiwise notsowise" wrote: I have a Word 2003 document that is set up with tables to print hanging file folder labels on the Avery Worksaver Tab Inserts specialty cardstock. There are several pages of labels, each with ten rows of two columns. The problem is that there are now 7 "phantom" pages that only show up in the Print Layout view, before the first row of labels. These pages are messing up how the labels print and yet I can't find a way to delete the phantom pages. What I did before these pages showed up was to delete all the section breaks so I could sort the labels alphabetically. Once I sorted the labels (rows) I then went in to add back the section breaks. However, the first row of labels now is showing up as Page 1 Section 8 in the first column, then as Page 2 Section 8 in the second column of the same row. When I go to Print Preview, there are 10 pages of blank documents and then page 11 starts with the text from the SECOND row - the first row of labels is nowhere to be found. I tried adjusting the page numbering format but it does not remove the phantom blank pages, nor does it fix the printing problems. The original document was created in Word XP and the labels printed just fine. Rather than create a new document, I wanted to keep the formatting so I deleted all the text and typed in new labels, but I had already upgraded to Word 2003. Could that be the problem? Thanks for any help/advise you can give. I cannot find anything that helps online. There are about 16 pages of labels that I want to print and I really hate to start over. I've tried creating a new document and copying the text into the new document, but the phantom pages come along with the text. |
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