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first line on new page same alignment and tabs as last line on previous page problem
This happens to me all the time and I don't know why. I have the last line
of text on a page (let's say this is page 5) left aligned and there are some tab settings. Then using CTRL+Enter to force a new page (let's say this is page 6) I want the first line of the new page to be center aligned and no tab settings. If I change the formatting of the line on page 5, the first line on page 6 takes on that formatting. When I change the first line on page 6 back, then the last line on page 5 changes too. THis makes no sense at all to me. There si clearly a page break and I see no reason why I can't have these lines be different. I can give them different fonts, sizes and other formatting features but the aligment and the tabs always plague me here. What is this wacky program doing now? Thanks, Keith |
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My rule of thumb: Always end every line with a return, always end every
paragraph with a return, always end every page with a return. (uh... whenever possible, of course). It sounds to me like you're stopping typing and, instead of hitting return, you're just entering a page break. Now, paragraph formatting is stored in paragraph returns, so if you're not ending the paragraph...well, I think you get the idea. ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Keith G Hicks" wrote in message ... This happens to me all the time and I don't know why. I have the last line of text on a page (let's say this is page 5) left aligned and there are some tab settings. Then using CTRL+Enter to force a new page (let's say this is page 6) I want the first line of the new page to be center aligned and no tab settings. If I change the formatting of the line on page 5, the first line on page 6 takes on that formatting. When I change the first line on page 6 back, then the last line on page 5 changes too. THis makes no sense at all to me. There si clearly a page break and I see no reason why I can't have these lines be different. I can give them different fonts, sizes and other formatting features but the aligment and the tabs always plague me here. What is this wacky program doing now? Thanks, Keith |
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Manual page breaks are notorious for behaving like that: they assume
that the paragraph continues after the break. The easiest way to avoid the problem (which may not apply to all versions of Word) is to remove the manual page break and then format the paragraph which should start on a new page with "Page break before"; you'll find this setting on the Line and Page Breaks tab of FormatParagraph. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Keith G Hicks" wrote in message ... This happens to me all the time and I don't know why. I have the last line of text on a page (let's say this is page 5) left aligned and there are some tab settings. Then using CTRL+Enter to force a new page (let's say this is page 6) I want the first line of the new page to be center aligned and no tab settings. If I change the formatting of the line on page 5, the first line on page 6 takes on that formatting. When I change the first line on page 6 back, then the last line on page 5 changes too. THis makes no sense at all to me. There si clearly a page break and I see no reason why I can't have these lines be different. I can give them different fonts, sizes and other formatting features but the aligment and the tabs always plague me here. What is this wacky program doing now? Thanks, Keith |
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To clarify: The solution (to use "Page break before" formatting) works
in all versions of Word (at least Word 97 and later). However, it is possible that not all versions of Word have the problem (with manual page breaks). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Manual page breaks are notorious for behaving like that: they assume that the paragraph continues after the break. The easiest way to avoid the problem (which may not apply to all versions of Word) is to remove the manual page break and then format the paragraph which should start on a new page with "Page break before"; you'll find this setting on the Line and Page Breaks tab of FormatParagraph. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Keith G Hicks" wrote in message ... This happens to me all the time and I don't know why. I have the last line of text on a page (let's say this is page 5) left aligned and there are some tab settings. Then using CTRL+Enter to force a new page (let's say this is page 6) I want the first line of the new page to be center aligned and no tab settings. If I change the formatting of the line on page 5, the first line on page 6 takes on that formatting. When I change the first line on page 6 back, then the last line on page 5 changes too. THis makes no sense at all to me. There si clearly a page break and I see no reason why I can't have these lines be different. I can give them different fonts, sizes and other formatting features but the aligment and the tabs always plague me here. What is this wacky program doing now? Thanks, Keith |
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That did the trick. Thanks. -keith
"Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Manual page breaks are notorious for behaving like that: they assume that the paragraph continues after the break. The easiest way to avoid the problem (which may not apply to all versions of Word) is to remove the manual page break and then format the paragraph which should start on a new page with "Page break before"; you'll find this setting on the Line and Page Breaks tab of FormatParagraph. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP |
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You are welcome.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Keith G Hicks" wrote in message ... That did the trick. Thanks. -keith "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Manual page breaks are notorious for behaving like that: they assume that the paragraph continues after the break. The easiest way to avoid the problem (which may not apply to all versions of Word) is to remove the manual page break and then format the paragraph which should start on a new page with "Page break before"; you'll find this setting on the Line and Page Breaks tab of FormatParagraph. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP |
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