[Vrin]

When I insert a page or section break and change the style after the page
break, the new style is automatically applied to the last line prior to the
page break. This would not ordinarily be a problem except that the new style
is a heading with gray shading. This causes the last line prior to the page
break to have gray shading with no text. Any suggestions on how to keep the
styles prior to the page break intact? Thank you!

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Instead of inserting a manual page break, format the first paragraph on the
next page as "Page break before" (Format | Paragraph | Line and Page
Breaks).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Vrin" .(donotspam) wrote in message
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When I insert a page or section break and change the style after the page
break, the new style is automatically applied to the last line prior to
the
page break. This would not ordinarily be a problem except that the new
style
is a heading with gray shading. This causes the last line prior to the
page
break to have gray shading with no text. Any suggestions on how to keep
the
styles prior to the page break intact? Thank you!

[Vrin]

Thank you, Suzanne, that worked beautifully! This is a recurring issue I've
had over the years and I've never been able to figure it out. You made my
day!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Instead of inserting a manual page break, format the first paragraph on the
next page as "Page break before" (Format | Paragraph | Line and Page
Breaks).

--
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.

"Vrin" .(donotspam) wrote in message
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When I insert a page or section break and change the style after the page
break, the new style is automatically applied to the last line prior to
the
page break. This would not ordinarily be a problem except that the new
style
is a heading with gray shading. This causes the last line prior to the
page
break to have gray shading with no text. Any suggestions on how to keep
the
styles prior to the page break intact? Thank you!