[Subligaria]

I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature in the
Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in some pages with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt (both in the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some headings,
however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

[Peter T. Daniels]

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see whether
there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up your
pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your paragraphs or
styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page Setup, you have
Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it "Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35*pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature in the
Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in some pages with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt (both in the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some headings,
however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

[Subligaria]

Hi,

Thanks.

None of these apply. Not sure about "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Can't find this in the Page Setup dialog.

Am I missing something?



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see whether
there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up your
pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your paragraphs or
styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page Setup, you have
Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it "Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35 pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature in the
Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in some pages with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt (both in the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some headings,
however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all are
formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any discrepancy.
But if some are breaking to the next page *without* "Page break before"
formatting, then the space above them is, by default, being suppressed by
Word. If you want Word to suppress the space even after a page break, go to
Office Button | Word Options | Advanced. At the very bottom are the
Compatibility Options (expand the Layout Options); the one you want to check
is "Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant here, as
they address only line spacing (space between lines within the paragraph),
not Space Before.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Thanks.

None of these apply. Not sure about "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Can't find this in the Page Setup dialog.

Am I missing something?



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see whether
there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up your
pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your paragraphs or
styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page Setup, you have
Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it "Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35 pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature in the
Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in some pages
with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt (both in
the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some headings,
however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

[Subligaria]

The "Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break" option is
already checked.

Disabling it makes no difference . . .



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all are
formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any discrepancy.
But if some are breaking to the next page *without* "Page break before"
formatting, then the space above them is, by default, being suppressed by
Word. If you want Word to suppress the space even after a page break, go to
Office Button | Word Options | Advanced. At the very bottom are the
Compatibility Options (expand the Layout Options); the one you want to check
is "Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant here, as
they address only line spacing (space between lines within the paragraph),
not Space Before.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Thanks.

None of these apply. Not sure about "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Can't find this in the Page Setup dialog.

Am I missing something?



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see whether
there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up your
pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your paragraphs or
styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page Setup, you have
Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it "Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35 pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature in the
Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in some pages
with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt (both in
the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some headings,
however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

[Greg Maxey[_2_]]

Is this another way of saying "Peter, if you don't know the answer, it is ok
to leave the question to those that do?:

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong
man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The
credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and
sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms,
the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best
knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if
he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never
be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor
defeat." - TR


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all are
formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any discrepancy.
But if some are breaking to the next page *without* "Page break before"
formatting, then the space above them is, by default, being suppressed by
Word. If you want Word to suppress the space even after a page break, go
to Office Button | Word Options | Advanced. At the very bottom are the
Compatibility Options (expand the Layout Options); the one you want to
check is "Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant here,
as they address only line spacing (space between lines within the
paragraph), not Space Before.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Thanks.

None of these apply. Not sure about "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Can't find this in the Page Setup dialog.

Am I missing something?



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see whether
there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up your
pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your paragraphs or
styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page Setup, you have
Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it "Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35 pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature in the
Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in some pages
with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt (both
in the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some headings,
however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

[Subligaria]

That was my impression . . .

The trouble is, no one seems to know the answer.


"Greg Maxey" wrote:

Is this another way of saying "Peter, if you don't know the answer, it is ok
to leave the question to those that do?:

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong
man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The
credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and
sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms,
the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best
knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if
he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never
be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor
defeat." - TR


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all are
formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any discrepancy.
But if some are breaking to the next page *without* "Page break before"
formatting, then the space above them is, by default, being suppressed by
Word. If you want Word to suppress the space even after a page break, go
to Office Button | Word Options | Advanced. At the very bottom are the
Compatibility Options (expand the Layout Options); the one you want to
check is "Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant here,
as they address only line spacing (space between lines within the
paragraph), not Space Before.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Thanks.

None of these apply. Not sure about "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Can't find this in the Page Setup dialog.

Am I missing something?



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see whether
there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up your
pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your paragraphs or
styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page Setup, you have
Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it "Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35 pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature in the
Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in some pages
with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt (both
in the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some headings,
however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

[Greg Maxey[_2_]]

Considering the guns that recently weighed in it could be a tough one. If
you want to send me your document, I can try to see if I can figure it out.

If you can't sort out the address then send website feedback and I connect
with you.

Subligaria wrote:
That was my impression . . .

The trouble is, no one seems to know the answer.


"Greg Maxey" wrote:

Is this another way of saying "Peter, if you don't know the answer,
it is ok to leave the question to those that do?:

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who
knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself
in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of
high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails
while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those
cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor
defeat." - TR


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all
are formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any
discrepancy. But if some are breaking to the next page *without*
"Page break before" formatting, then the space above them is, by
default, being suppressed by Word. If you want Word to suppress the
space even after a page break, go to Office Button | Word Options |
Advanced. At the very bottom are the Compatibility Options (expand
the Layout Options); the one you want to check is "Suppress Space
Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant
here, as they address only line spacing (space between lines within
the paragraph), not Space Before.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Thanks.

None of these apply. Not sure about "Suppress extra space at the
top of a page." Can't find this in the Page Setup dialog.

Am I missing something?



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see
whether there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up
your pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your
paragraphs or styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page
Setup, you have Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it "Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35 pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature
in the Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in
some pages with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt
(both in the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some
headings, however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR

[Subligaria]

Thanks for the offer but there are confidentiality issues with the relevant
document.

I've "solved" the problem by taking out the style-based page breaks and
using manual page breaks instead. Everything looks as it should now. The
trouble is, it bugs me a little when I can't work out why Word does something
(which happens every so often).

Thanks for your help, anyway. Looks like the big guns, after firing blanks,
have retreated to another engagement.



"Greg Maxey" wrote:

Considering the guns that recently weighed in it could be a tough one. If
you want to send me your document, I can try to see if I can figure it out.

If you can't sort out the address then send website feedback and I connect
with you.

Subligaria wrote:
That was my impression . . .

The trouble is, no one seems to know the answer.


"Greg Maxey" wrote:

Is this another way of saying "Peter, if you don't know the answer,
it is ok to leave the question to those that do?:

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who
knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself
in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of
high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails
while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those
cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor
defeat." - TR


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all
are formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any
discrepancy. But if some are breaking to the next page *without*
"Page break before" formatting, then the space above them is, by
default, being suppressed by Word. If you want Word to suppress the
space even after a page break, go to Office Button | Word Options |
Advanced. At the very bottom are the Compatibility Options (expand
the Layout Options); the one you want to check is "Suppress Space
Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant
here, as they address only line spacing (space between lines within
the paragraph), not Space Before.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Thanks.

None of these apply. Not sure about "Suppress extra space at the
top of a page." Can't find this in the Page Setup dialog.

Am I missing something?



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see
whether there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up
your pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your
paragraphs or styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page
Setup, you have Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it "Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35 pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature
in the Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in
some pages with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt
(both in the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some
headings, however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I'd be interested to see the problem document (or a sample of it that
demonstrates the issue).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
The "Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break" option is
already checked.

Disabling it makes no difference . . .



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all are
formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any discrepancy.
But if some are breaking to the next page *without* "Page break before"
formatting, then the space above them is, by default, being suppressed by
Word. If you want Word to suppress the space even after a page break, go
to
Office Button | Word Options | Advanced. At the very bottom are the
Compatibility Options (expand the Layout Options); the one you want to
check
is "Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant here,
as
they address only line spacing (space between lines within the
paragraph),
not Space Before.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Thanks.

None of these apply. Not sure about "Suppress extra space at the top of
a
page." Can't find this in the Page Setup dialog.

Am I missing something?



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see whether
there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up your
pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your paragraphs or
styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page Setup, you have
Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it "Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35 pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature in
the
Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in some pages
with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt (both
in
the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some
headings,
however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

[Greg Maxey[_2_]]

Well the first salvo was from a pea shooter ;-)

Subligaria wrote:
Thanks for the offer but there are confidentiality issues with the
relevant document.

I've "solved" the problem by taking out the style-based page breaks
and using manual page breaks instead. Everything looks as it should
now. The trouble is, it bugs me a little when I can't work out why
Word does something (which happens every so often).

Thanks for your help, anyway. Looks like the big guns, after firing
blanks, have retreated to another engagement.



"Greg Maxey" wrote:

Considering the guns that recently weighed in it could be a tough
one. If you want to send me your document, I can try to see if I
can figure it out.

If you can't sort out the address then send website feedback and I
connect with you.

Subligaria wrote:
That was my impression . . .

The trouble is, no one seems to know the answer.


"Greg Maxey" wrote:

Is this another way of saying "Peter, if you don't know the answer,
it is ok to leave the question to those that do?:

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how
the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have
done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives
valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions,
who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the
end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he
fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place
shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never
known neither victory nor defeat." - TR


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all
are formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any
discrepancy. But if some are breaking to the next page *without*
"Page break before" formatting, then the space above them is, by
default, being suppressed by Word. If you want Word to suppress
the space even after a page break, go to Office Button | Word
Options | Advanced. At the very bottom are the Compatibility
Options (expand the Layout Options); the one you want to check is
"Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant
here, as they address only line spacing (space between lines
within the paragraph), not Space Before.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Subligaria" wrote in
message ...
Hi,

Thanks.

None of these apply. Not sure about "Suppress extra space at the
top of a page." Can't find this in the Page Setup dialog.

Am I missing something?



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Turn on your Non-Printing Characters (Ctrl-Shift-8) and see
whether there are any empty paragraphs that could be messing up
your pagination.

See whether "Keep with next" is turned on in any of your
paragraphs or styles. Also "Keep with next." Or maybe in Page
Setup, you have Vertical Spacing set to Justified. Make it
"Top."

Also there's an option for "Suppress extra space at the top of a
page." Maybe that could override individual settings.

On Sep 10, 3:35 pm, Subligaria
wrote:
I'm using Word 2007.

Can anyone suggest why applying the "Page break before" feature
in the Paragraph dialog to successive headings should result in
some pages with a
bigger gap before the head than others?

In every case, each head has a "spacing before" value of 12 pt
(both in the
underlying style and in terms of manual formatting). In some
headings, however, there is a perceptibly bigger gap . . .

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR

[CyberTaz]

PMFJI, and perhaps I'm too literally interpreting the OP's comment about
"successive headings", but for my own curiosity :-)...

There's a checkbox in Format Paragraph pertaining to "Don't add space
between paragraphs of the same style". If the Headings are actually
'successive' -- with no text between -- could this be a factor?

Regards |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac





On 9/12/09 9:32 AM, in article ,
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all are
formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any discrepancy.
But if some are breaking to the next page *without* "Page break before"
formatting, then the space above them is, by default, being suppressed by
Word. If you want Word to suppress the space even after a page break, go to
Office Button | Word Options | Advanced. At the very bottom are the
Compatibility Options (expand the Layout Options); the one you want to check
is "Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant here, as
they address only line spacing (space between lines within the paragraph),
not Space Before.

[Subligaria]

It was a nice suggestion but there is text (in a different style) between the
headings.

Thanks, anyway.


"CyberTaz" wrote:

PMFJI, and perhaps I'm too literally interpreting the OP's comment about
"successive headings", but for my own curiosity :-)...

There's a checkbox in Format Paragraph pertaining to "Don't add space
between paragraphs of the same style". If the Headings are actually
'successive' -- with no text between -- could this be a factor?

Regards |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac





On 9/12/09 9:32 AM, in article ,
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If all your headings have the same amount of Space Before and all are
formatted as "Page break before," then you shouldn't see any discrepancy.
But if some are breaking to the next page *without* "Page break before"
formatting, then the space above them is, by default, being suppressed by
Word. If you want Word to suppress the space even after a page break, go to
Office Button | Word Options | Advanced. At the very bottom are the
Compatibility Options (expand the Layout Options); the one you want to check
is "Suppress Space Before after a hard page or column break."

Note that the "Suppress extra line spacing" options are irrelevant here, as
they address only line spacing (space between lines within the paragraph),
not Space Before.