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Wordperfect files+ page setup problem
Whenever I open up a Wordperfect file in Word 2007, the text is fine and then
all of a sudden it stops for about half a page. So a 5 page document becomes 10 pages. The blank spaces are "locked" as in I cant backspace the text up so it connects with the other text. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks |
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Wordperfect files+ page setup problem
Geoff wrote:
Whenever I open up a Wordperfect file in Word 2007, the text is fine and then all of a sudden it stops for about half a page. So a 5 page document becomes 10 pages. The blank spaces are "locked" as in I cant backspace the text up so it connects with the other text. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks The first thing to look at is the paragraph formatting of the first paragraph after a blank space (right-click in the paragraph and choose "Paragraph"). The most likely cause is on the Line & Page Breaks tab of the dialog -- is the "Page break before" option checked? Also check the Space Before setting of that paragraph, and the Space After setting of the paragraph before the blank space. Turn on nonprinting characters (press the ¶ button on the Home ribbon) and make sure there are no section breaks or page breaks there. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Wordperfect files+ page setup problem
To add to what Jay has said, for several versions now the WordPerfect
converters have tended to insert numerous section breaks (often one per page) into converted WP documents. It's probably the section breaks that are causing your problem. You may find it easier to see these breaks in Draft view, but you can also search for them using ^b as a search term. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... Geoff wrote: Whenever I open up a Wordperfect file in Word 2007, the text is fine and then all of a sudden it stops for about half a page. So a 5 page document becomes 10 pages. The blank spaces are "locked" as in I cant backspace the text up so it connects with the other text. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks The first thing to look at is the paragraph formatting of the first paragraph after a blank space (right-click in the paragraph and choose "Paragraph"). The most likely cause is on the Line & Page Breaks tab of the dialog -- is the "Page break before" option checked? Also check the Space Before setting of that paragraph, and the Space After setting of the paragraph before the blank space. Turn on nonprinting characters (press the ¶ button on the Home ribbon) and make sure there are no section breaks or page breaks there. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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I went to each paragraph and looked at the paragraph settings and the "page
breaks before" option was not checked, I switched it on and off, and there was no difference. I then turned on the non printing characters and could see the continuous page break labels. However, I could not delete them. It was just like trying to click on the the break area of the page: It gave no options, like it was locked. The probelm persists.... Any more suggestions? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay has said, for several versions now the WordPerfect converters have tended to insert numerous section breaks (often one per page) into converted WP documents. It's probably the section breaks that are causing your problem. You may find it easier to see these breaks in Draft view, but you can also search for them using ^b as a search term. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... Geoff wrote: Whenever I open up a Wordperfect file in Word 2007, the text is fine and then all of a sudden it stops for about half a page. So a 5 page document becomes 10 pages. The blank spaces are "locked" as in I cant backspace the text up so it connects with the other text. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks The first thing to look at is the paragraph formatting of the first paragraph after a blank space (right-click in the paragraph and choose "Paragraph"). The most likely cause is on the Line & Page Breaks tab of the dialog -- is the "Page break before" option checked? Also check the Space Before setting of that paragraph, and the Space After setting of the paragraph before the blank space. Turn on nonprinting characters (press the ¶ button on the Home ribbon) and make sure there are no section breaks or page breaks there. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Wordperfect files+ page setup problem
You should be able to just click to the left of a section break to select
it, then press Delete. Is the document protected in any way? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Geoff" wrote in message ... I went to each paragraph and looked at the paragraph settings and the "page breaks before" option was not checked, I switched it on and off, and there was no difference. I then turned on the non printing characters and could see the continuous page break labels. However, I could not delete them. It was just like trying to click on the the break area of the page: It gave no options, like it was locked. The probelm persists.... Any more suggestions? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay has said, for several versions now the WordPerfect converters have tended to insert numerous section breaks (often one per page) into converted WP documents. It's probably the section breaks that are causing your problem. You may find it easier to see these breaks in Draft view, but you can also search for them using ^b as a search term. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... Geoff wrote: Whenever I open up a Wordperfect file in Word 2007, the text is fine and then all of a sudden it stops for about half a page. So a 5 page document becomes 10 pages. The blank spaces are "locked" as in I cant backspace the text up so it connects with the other text. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks The first thing to look at is the paragraph formatting of the first paragraph after a blank space (right-click in the paragraph and choose "Paragraph"). The most likely cause is on the Line & Page Breaks tab of the dialog -- is the "Page break before" option checked? Also check the Space Before setting of that paragraph, and the Space After setting of the paragraph before the blank space. Turn on nonprinting characters (press the ¶ button on the Home ribbon) and make sure there are no section breaks or page breaks there. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Wordperfect files+ page setup problem
The problem is now solved. I can delete the page breaks easily now. Thanks
for the help "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You should be able to just click to the left of a section break to select it, then press Delete. Is the document protected in any way? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Geoff" wrote in message ... I went to each paragraph and looked at the paragraph settings and the "page breaks before" option was not checked, I switched it on and off, and there was no difference. I then turned on the non printing characters and could see the continuous page break labels. However, I could not delete them. It was just like trying to click on the the break area of the page: It gave no options, like it was locked. The probelm persists.... Any more suggestions? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: To add to what Jay has said, for several versions now the WordPerfect converters have tended to insert numerous section breaks (often one per page) into converted WP documents. It's probably the section breaks that are causing your problem. You may find it easier to see these breaks in Draft view, but you can also search for them using ^b as a search term. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... Geoff wrote: Whenever I open up a Wordperfect file in Word 2007, the text is fine and then all of a sudden it stops for about half a page. So a 5 page document becomes 10 pages. The blank spaces are "locked" as in I cant backspace the text up so it connects with the other text. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks The first thing to look at is the paragraph formatting of the first paragraph after a blank space (right-click in the paragraph and choose "Paragraph"). The most likely cause is on the Line & Page Breaks tab of the dialog -- is the "Page break before" option checked? Also check the Space Before setting of that paragraph, and the Space After setting of the paragraph before the blank space. Turn on nonprinting characters (press the ¶ button on the Home ribbon) and make sure there are no section breaks or page breaks there. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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