[Jay Freedman]

I didn't intend my post to sound as if Word was being arbitrary. Certainly
the placement of odd-numbered pages is standard, at least for left-to-right
languages. Sometimes, though, people really don't care about that as much as
they want to avoid blank pages. Word doesn't have any setting to override
the behavior.

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Robert wrote:
On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:41:36 -0400, Jay Freedman wrote:

there is no simple way to avoid a blank page because Word
insists on placing odd-numbered pages (in this case, page iii in
section 1 and page 1 in section 2) on right-hand pages.

There is a reason why Word insists on placing odd-numbered pages on
right-hand pages.

Here is from
http://www.cs.utah.edu/dept/old/texi.../texi_28.html:

´By convention, a book is printed on both sides of each sheet of
paper. When you open a book, the right-hand page is odd-numbered, and
chapters begin on right-hand pages--a preceding left-hand page is
left blank if necessary. Reports, however, are often printed on just
one side of paper, and chapters begin on a fresh page immediately
following the end of the preceding chapter. In short or informal
reports, chapters often do not begin on a new page at all, but are
separated from the preceding text by a small amount of whitespace.¡

Also here is from
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/authors/.../6content.htm:

´Part titles always start on a right-hand page. The chapter following
a part title begins on the next right-hand page. Chapters may start
on left- or right-hand pages. However, many authors prefer to begin
all chapters on right-hand pages. Either method is acceptable, but
once a system is chosen, it must be used throughout the entire book.
It is necessary to stress that all even-numbered pages are left-hand
pages (or verso pages) and that all odd-numbered pages are right-hand
pages (or recto pages). It is important that you follow this
standardized publishing rule.¡

This is the standard rule of pagination for duplex-printed documents.

As a result, documents (or books) often have blank pages when a
section ends on a right-hand page, and the next section also ends on
a right-hand page. The preceding left-hand page is traditionally left
blank.

Hope this helps.