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unable to select section breaks to delete
What happens if you click at the left end of the section break and then press
the Delete key? -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "tablet user" wrote: For some reason I am unable to highlight section breaks to delete them...all the info in 'help' and in past posts here seems to assume that once you have 'show formatting' turned on, you should be able to just highlight and then delete a section break, but I simply can't select them. Each section break is represented by double lines and text that says "Section Break (Next Page)." Does anyone have any suggestions for deleting these? |
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unable to select section breaks to delete
If I do that it deletes the last letter of the word before the section break.
I can't click on the section break itself at all--can't click to the right of it at all and when I click to the left as you suggested, all it does it register that I'm trying to manipulate the text before the section break. If I double click on the text that says 'section break (next page) it just brings up the page setup pane. "Lene Fredborg" wrote: What happens if you click at the left end of the section break and then press the Delete key? -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "tablet user" wrote: For some reason I am unable to highlight section breaks to delete them...all the info in 'help' and in past posts here seems to assume that once you have 'show formatting' turned on, you should be able to just highlight and then delete a section break, but I simply can't select them. Each section break is represented by double lines and text that says "Section Break (Next Page)." Does anyone have any suggestions for deleting these? |
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unable to select section breaks to delete
It is normal that you cannot €śhighlight€ť a section breaks but you should be
able to delete it. Are you sure you pressed the Delete key and not the Backspace key. The _Delete_ key usually deletes characters to the right of the insertion point (the key may be identified by e.g. "Del" or "Delete"). The _Backspace_ key usually deletes characters to the left of the insertion point (the key is normally found above the Return/Enter key and may be identified by an arrow pointing to the left). -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "tablet user" wrote: If I do that it deletes the last letter of the word before the section break. I can't click on the section break itself at all--can't click to the right of it at all and when I click to the left as you suggested, all it does it register that I'm trying to manipulate the text before the section break. If I double click on the text that says 'section break (next page) it just brings up the page setup pane. "Lene Fredborg" wrote: What happens if you click at the left end of the section break and then press the Delete key? -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "tablet user" wrote: For some reason I am unable to highlight section breaks to delete them...all the info in 'help' and in past posts here seems to assume that once you have 'show formatting' turned on, you should be able to just highlight and then delete a section break, but I simply can't select them. Each section break is represented by double lines and text that says "Section Break (Next Page)." Does anyone have any suggestions for deleting these? |
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Oh geez, you're right! What a simple solution! And so good to know for the
future. Thanks SO much. "Lene Fredborg" wrote: It is normal that you cannot €śhighlight€ť a section breaks but you should be able to delete it. Are you sure you pressed the Delete key and not the Backspace key. The _Delete_ key usually deletes characters to the right of the insertion point (the key may be identified by e.g. "Del" or "Delete"). The _Backspace_ key usually deletes characters to the left of the insertion point (the key is normally found above the Return/Enter key and may be identified by an arrow pointing to the left). -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "tablet user" wrote: If I do that it deletes the last letter of the word before the section break. I can't click on the section break itself at all--can't click to the right of it at all and when I click to the left as you suggested, all it does it register that I'm trying to manipulate the text before the section break. If I double click on the text that says 'section break (next page) it just brings up the page setup pane. "Lene Fredborg" wrote: What happens if you click at the left end of the section break and then press the Delete key? -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "tablet user" wrote: For some reason I am unable to highlight section breaks to delete them...all the info in 'help' and in past posts here seems to assume that once you have 'show formatting' turned on, you should be able to just highlight and then delete a section break, but I simply can't select them. Each section break is represented by double lines and text that says "Section Break (Next Page)." Does anyone have any suggestions for deleting these? |
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I am glad I could help.
-- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "tablet user" wrote: Oh geez, you're right! What a simple solution! And so good to know for the future. Thanks SO much. "Lene Fredborg" wrote: It is normal that you cannot €śhighlight€ť a section breaks but you should be able to delete it. Are you sure you pressed the Delete key and not the Backspace key. The _Delete_ key usually deletes characters to the right of the insertion point (the key may be identified by e.g. "Del" or "Delete"). The _Backspace_ key usually deletes characters to the left of the insertion point (the key is normally found above the Return/Enter key and may be identified by an arrow pointing to the left). -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "tablet user" wrote: If I do that it deletes the last letter of the word before the section break. I can't click on the section break itself at all--can't click to the right of it at all and when I click to the left as you suggested, all it does it register that I'm trying to manipulate the text before the section break. If I double click on the text that says 'section break (next page) it just brings up the page setup pane. "Lene Fredborg" wrote: What happens if you click at the left end of the section break and then press the Delete key? -- Regards Lene Fredborg - Microsoft MVP (Word) DocTools - Denmark www.thedoctools.com Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word "tablet user" wrote: For some reason I am unable to highlight section breaks to delete them...all the info in 'help' and in past posts here seems to assume that once you have 'show formatting' turned on, you should be able to just highlight and then delete a section break, but I simply can't select them. Each section break is represented by double lines and text that says "Section Break (Next Page)." Does anyone have any suggestions for deleting these? |
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