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Unable to Delete Blank Page
I recently modified an existing document to add a Header and it worked
as advertized. Unfortunately, when I go to "View", now there is a Page 4 which is now blank and I want to delete it, but I can't figure out how! Please advise! I'm currently using Word 2010, Ver. 14.0.6129. Thanks! Bill |
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Unable to Delete Blank Page
First, press Ctrl-Shift-8 to turn on "Show Non-Printing Characters."
Do you see any paragraph marks with no text? Delete them. Do you see any little black squares in the margins? If you do, place your cursor in the paragraph(s) they are next to, and choose their Paragraph Style again. (This is in case they have somehow gotten marked "Page Break Before.") Switch to "Draft View." Do any unwanted Section Breaks appear? Delete them. On Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:42:37 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote: I recently modified an existing document to add a Header and it worked as advertized. Unfortunately, when I go to "View", now there is a Page 4 which is now blank and I want to delete it, but I can't figure out how! Please advise! I'm currently using Word 2010, Ver. 14.0.6129. Thanks! Bill |
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Unable to Delete Blank Page
It sounds like your text completely filled up two pages. Perhaps if you set
the spacing to one line. Or, set the space paragraph spacing to 0 points before and 4 points after, it might jus shrink it enough to eliminate the blank page. Or both. Gordo "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... First, press Ctrl-Shift-8 to turn on "Show Non-Printing Characters." Do you see any paragraph marks with no text? Delete them. Do you see any little black squares in the margins? If you do, place your cursor in the paragraph(s) they are next to, and choose their Paragraph Style again. (This is in case they have somehow gotten marked "Page Break Before.") Switch to "Draft View." Do any unwanted Section Breaks appear? Delete them. On Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:42:37 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote: I recently modified an existing document to add a Header and it worked as advertized. Unfortunately, when I go to "View", now there is a Page 4 which is now blank and I want to delete it, but I can't figure out how! Please advise! I'm currently using Word 2010, Ver. 14.0.6129. Thanks! Bill |
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Unable to Delete Blank Page
Thanks to both! I somehow got a Page Break inserted; once I deleted
the PB, the 4th page disappeared! Bill On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:46:23 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: First, press Ctrl-Shift-8 to turn on "Show Non-Printing Characters." Do you see any paragraph marks with no text? Delete them. Do you see any little black squares in the margins? If you do, place your cursor in the paragraph(s) they are next to, and choose their Paragraph Style again. (This is in case they have somehow gotten marked "Page Break Before.") Switch to "Draft View." Do any unwanted Section Breaks appear? Delete them. On Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:42:37 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote: I recently modified an existing document to add a Header and it worked as advertized. Unfortunately, when I go to "View", now there is a Page 4 which is now blank and I want to delete it, but I can't figure out how! Please advise! I'm currently using Word 2010, Ver. 14.0.6129. Thanks! Bill |
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Unable to Delete Blank Page
I always recommend to my students (seniors) that they use Print Layout view
and that they always have Show/Hide turned on. You can immediately see why your pages look the way that they do. Gordo "Bill" wrote in message ... Thanks to both! I somehow got a Page Break inserted; once I deleted the PB, the 4th page disappeared! Bill On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:46:23 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: First, press Ctrl-Shift-8 to turn on "Show Non-Printing Characters." Do you see any paragraph marks with no text? Delete them. Do you see any little black squares in the margins? If you do, place your cursor in the paragraph(s) they are next to, and choose their Paragraph Style again. (This is in case they have somehow gotten marked "Page Break Before.") Switch to "Draft View." Do any unwanted Section Breaks appear? Delete them. On Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:42:37 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote: I recently modified an existing document to add a Header and it worked as advertized. Unfortunately, when I go to "View", now there is a Page 4 which is now blank and I want to delete it, but I can't figure out how! Please advise! I'm currently using Word 2010, Ver. 14.0.6129. Thanks! Bill |
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Unable to Delete Blank Page
Very good advice! I'd recommend using Text Boundaries as well, in Word
97-2010. In Word 2013, unfortunately, text boundaries are only useful for documents opened in compatibility mode. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "gordo" wrote in message ... I always recommend to my students (seniors) that they use Print Layout view and that they always have Show/Hide turned on. You can immediately see why your pages look the way that they do. Gordo "Bill" wrote in message ... Thanks to both! I somehow got a Page Break inserted; once I deleted the PB, the 4th page disappeared! Bill On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:46:23 -0700 (PDT), "Peter T. Daniels" wrote: First, press Ctrl-Shift-8 to turn on "Show Non-Printing Characters." Do you see any paragraph marks with no text? Delete them. Do you see any little black squares in the margins? If you do, place your cursor in the paragraph(s) they are next to, and choose their Paragraph Style again. (This is in case they have somehow gotten marked "Page Break Before.") Switch to "Draft View." Do any unwanted Section Breaks appear? Delete them. On Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:42:37 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote: I recently modified an existing document to add a Header and it worked as advertized. Unfortunately, when I go to "View", now there is a Page 4 which is now blank and I want to delete it, but I can't figure out how! Please advise! I'm currently using Word 2010, Ver. 14.0.6129. Thanks! Bill |
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Unable to Delete Blank Page
Gordo & Stefan,
Thanks for the advice - I only recently started using Text Boundaries but I'm not sure that the much older file I was modifying was even displaying TB! I only have Word 2010 but it's good to know that TB will be available only in a certain mode in Word 2013! Bill On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:39:57 +0200, "Stefan Blom" wrote: Very good advice! I'd recommend using Text Boundaries as well, in Word 97-2010. In Word 2013, unfortunately, text boundaries are only useful for documents opened in compatibility mode. |
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Unable to Delete Blank Page
To clarify, text boundaries are available even in files upgraded to Word
2013 format, but the boundaries enclose individual paragraphs, making them useless. (For text boundaries to be useful, they should indicate the area available for text entering between margins of a text container such as a page, text box, and table cell.) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Bill" wrote in message ... Gordo & Stefan, Thanks for the advice - I only recently started using Text Boundaries but I'm not sure that the much older file I was modifying was even displaying TB! I only have Word 2010 but it's good to know that TB will be available only in a certain mode in Word 2013! Bill On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:39:57 +0200, "Stefan Blom" wrote: Very good advice! I'd recommend using Text Boundaries as well, in Word 97-2010. In Word 2013, unfortunately, text boundaries are only useful for documents opened in compatibility mode. |
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