[DeanH]

Try selecting the previous and following paragraph marks as well, then delete.
Does this work?
DeanH

"Bobbi" wrote:

Word 2003: How can I delete a "section break (next page)"? It just won't go
away?

Bobbi

[Bobbi]

No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi

"DeanH" wrote in message
...
Try selecting the previous and following paragraph marks as well, then
delete.
Does this work?
DeanH

"Bobbi" wrote:

Word 2003: How can I delete a "section break (next page)"? It just won't
go
away?

Bobbi

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Bobbi,

To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view turn on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.


===============
"Bobbi" wrote in message ...
No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

[Bobbi]

Hi, Bob-

No, that's not working for me either. (That's what I normally try to do.) It
deletes other stuff than the section break!

My problem always occurs in documents where I switch from one column (for
headings) to two columns (for text) using section breaks. Most of the
section breaks are continuous, but sometimes I need to use a section break-
next page, and those are the ones that are so hard to get rid of.

However, I think it's easier to delete in Normal View, not print layout.

Bobbi


"Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote
in message ...
Hi Bobbi,

To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view turn
on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break
indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.


===============
"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

[DeanH]

Now I understand, this in relation to a Multi-Column format.
This can cause aggrevation and I have had the same problem in the past.
Section Break Continuous is the best option to use for Column format
changes, one at start and one at end of the multiple column section (then end
one as you probably know helps with balancing the column lengths).
Is the Next Page break you wish to delete at the start, middle or end of the
multi-column section?
Is the NextPage break the one that starts the multi-column section?
If so, instead of deleting, have you tried changing the break to a
continuous and then use Page Break Before paragraph setting to accomplish the
desired effect.
DeanH


"Bobbi" wrote:

Hi, Bob-

No, that's not working for me either. (That's what I normally try to do.) It
deletes other stuff than the section break!

My problem always occurs in documents where I switch from one column (for
headings) to two columns (for text) using section breaks. Most of the
section breaks are continuous, but sometimes I need to use a section break-
next page, and those are the ones that are so hard to get rid of.

However, I think it's easier to delete in Normal View, not print layout.

Bobbi


"Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com wrote
in message ...
Hi Bobbi,

To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view turn
on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break
indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.


===============
"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

[Bobbi]

Hi, Dean-

You're right that using Section Break Continuous and then Page Break seems
to be the best way to go. But it seems to be easier to delete the Section
Break Next Page while in Normal View. However, I'm just not gonna use it any
more.

Bobbi

"DeanH" wrote in message
...
Now I understand, this in relation to a Multi-Column format.
This can cause aggrevation and I have had the same problem in the past.
Section Break Continuous is the best option to use for Column format
changes, one at start and one at end of the multiple column section (then
end
one as you probably know helps with balancing the column lengths).
Is the Next Page break you wish to delete at the start, middle or end of
the
multi-column section?
Is the NextPage break the one that starts the multi-column section?
If so, instead of deleting, have you tried changing the break to a
continuous and then use Page Break Before paragraph setting to accomplish
the
desired effect.
DeanH


"Bobbi" wrote:

Hi, Bob-

No, that's not working for me either. (That's what I normally try to do.)
It
deletes other stuff than the section break!

My problem always occurs in documents where I switch from one column (for
headings) to two columns (for text) using section breaks. Most of the
section breaks are continuous, but sometimes I need to use a section
break-
next page, and those are the ones that are so hard to get rid of.

However, I think it's easier to delete in Normal View, not print layout.

Bobbi


"Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com
wrote
in message ...
Hi Bobbi,

To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view
turn
on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break
indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.


===============
"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert
a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Deleting section breaks rarely works the way you intended, but you can
change the section start type on the Layout tab of Page Setup.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
Hi, Dean-

You're right that using Section Break Continuous and then Page Break seems
to be the best way to go. But it seems to be easier to delete the Section
Break Next Page while in Normal View. However, I'm just not gonna use it
any more.

Bobbi

"DeanH" wrote in message
...
Now I understand, this in relation to a Multi-Column format.
This can cause aggrevation and I have had the same problem in the past.
Section Break Continuous is the best option to use for Column format
changes, one at start and one at end of the multiple column section (then
end
one as you probably know helps with balancing the column lengths).
Is the Next Page break you wish to delete at the start, middle or end of
the
multi-column section?
Is the NextPage break the one that starts the multi-column section?
If so, instead of deleting, have you tried changing the break to a
continuous and then use Page Break Before paragraph setting to accomplish
the
desired effect.
DeanH


"Bobbi" wrote:

Hi, Bob-

No, that's not working for me either. (That's what I normally try to
do.) It
deletes other stuff than the section break!

My problem always occurs in documents where I switch from one column
(for
headings) to two columns (for text) using section breaks. Most of the
section breaks are continuous, but sometimes I need to use a section
break-
next page, and those are the ones that are so hard to get rid of.

However, I think it's easier to delete in Normal View, not print layout.

Bobbi


"Bob Buckland ?:-)" 75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com
wrote
in message ...
Hi Bobbi,

To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view
turn
on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break
indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.


===============
"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert
a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

[[email protected]]

On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 12:23:32 PM UTC-6, Bob Buckland ?:-) At Beautiful Downtown wrote:
Hi Bobbi,

To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view turn on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.


===============
"Bobbi" wrote in message ...
No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Bob Buckland, THANK YOU!!! Your advice worked perfectly for my document. Its a huge policy manual and I have sections galore. THANK YOU!!!

Claire

[[email protected]]

Bob, thanks! Worked and saved me so much time! Bless you !!


On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 10:23:32 AM UTC-8, Bob Buckland ?:-) At Beautiful Downtown wrote:
Hi Bobbi,

To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view turn on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.


===============
"Bobbi" wrote in message ...
No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

[[email protected]]

On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 10:23:32 AM UTC-8, Bob Buckland ?:-) At Beautiful Downtown wrote:
Hi Bobbi,

To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view turn on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.


THANK YOU!!! I highlighted and pressed the delete button TWICE, quickly, and it finally worked. Only post that has helped! My thesis project thanks you.

[[email protected]]

On Wednesday, 13 February 2008 19:23:32 UTC+1, Bob Buckland ?:-) At Beautiful Downtown wrote:
Hi Bobbi,

To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view turn on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.


===============
"Bobbi" wrote in message ...
No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Thank you SO MUCH

[[email protected]]

woah this helped me ... in 2020!

[[email protected]]

On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 12:49:46 PM UTC-5, Bobbi wrote:
No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert a
"section break (next page)" it's almost impossible to get rid of.

Sigh!

Bobbi

"DeanH" wrote in message
...
Try selecting the previous and following paragraph marks as well, then
delete.
Does this work?
DeanH

"Bobbi" wrote:

Word 2003: How can I delete a "section break (next page)"? It just won't
go
away?

Bobbi




woahthis help me ... in 2020!!