[Stefan Blom]

A section break stores the formatting of the preceding section. As you
delete the break, Word deletes the associated section properties and applies
those
of the following section. You can work around this by duplicating the
settings from the section you are about to delete. See the "If you
really want to delete the temporary section break ..." section of the
article at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting...thSections.htm.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"stef" wrote in message
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Word 2002 SP3
Win XP HE

Hi,
I want to delete a section break but retain the formatting as it is
*above* the section break, not below.
In other words, I want to just end the document where the section break
is--no need for anything below that.
But the formatting is a problem as when one deletes a section break, it
usually keeps the formatting that is *below* the break; and I need the
opposite.
Thanks.