Word 2000: Sometimes the space above the footnote separator is used with
text. But in most cases there is free space, which could be used for
additional text lines, which are put unfortunately on the next page. The text
at the end of one page and the text at the beginning at the other refers to
the same paragraph: Indents and spacing are 0; Problem with and without
orphan control; all other check boxes of the "line and page breaks" tab are
not marked. Paragraph spacing before and after footnotes and separator are 0.
Can you help me, please?

Make sure that the footnote separator doesn't include any empty
paragraphs; turn on the display of nonprinting characters to find out
(if you need instructions, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm). Also, make
sure that the Footnote Text paragraph style doesn't include formatting
such as "Keep lines together", which could cause a lot of white space
in the body text paragraphs.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Simon" wrote in message
...
Word 2000: Sometimes the space above the footnote separator is used
with
text. But in most cases there is free space, which could be used for
additional text lines, which are put unfortunately on the next page.
The text
at the end of one page and the text at the beginning at the other
refers to
the same paragraph: Indents and spacing are 0; Problem with and
without
orphan control; all other check boxes of the "line and page breaks"
tab are
not marked. Paragraph spacing before and after footnotes and
separator are 0.
Can you help me, please?

In addition to what Stefan suggests, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BottomLine.htm

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

"Simon" wrote in message
...
Word 2000: Sometimes the space above the footnote separator is used with
text. But in most cases there is free space, which could be used for
additional text lines, which are put unfortunately on the next page. The
text
at the end of one page and the text at the beginning at the other refers
to
the same paragraph: Indents and spacing are 0; Problem with and without
orphan control; all other check boxes of the "line and page breaks" tab
are
not marked. Paragraph spacing before and after footnotes and separator are
0.
Can you help me, please?

In addition to Stefan's advice, these two links spell out what is going on
and what you can do to try to adjust it. Word handles footnote placement in
the background and you can't control it directly, but you can experiment
with settings to encourage Word to handle it in a way you prefer.

http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BottomLine.htm

Footnote on Wrong Page
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...OnDiffPage.htm


On 11/8/05 4:05 AM, "Simon" wrote:

Word 2000: Sometimes the space above the footnote separator is used with
text. But in most cases there is free space, which could be used for
additional text lines, which are put unfortunately on the next page. The text
at the end of one page and the text at the beginning at the other refers to
the same paragraph: Indents and spacing are 0; Problem with and without
orphan control; all other check boxes of the "line and page breaks" tab are
not marked. Paragraph spacing before and after footnotes and separator are 0.
Can you help me, please?



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Many thanks! I have understand the problem and have to live with it ;-).

"Simon" wrote:

Word 2000: Sometimes the space above the footnote separator is used with
text. But in most cases there is free space, which could be used for
additional text lines, which are put unfortunately on the next page. The text
at the end of one page and the text at the beginning at the other refers to
the same paragraph: Indents and spacing are 0; Problem with and without
orphan control; all other check boxes of the "line and page breaks" tab are
not marked. Paragraph spacing before and after footnotes and separator are 0.
Can you help me, please?

The footnote in my case has an empty paragraph before the footnote text,
creating the extra white space. It's greyed out, so I cannot get at it to
delete it. How do I get rid of it?

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that the footnote separator doesn't include any empty
paragraphs; turn on the display of nonprinting characters to find out
(if you need instructions, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm). Also, make
sure that the Footnote Text paragraph style doesn't include formatting
such as "Keep lines together", which could cause a lot of white space
in the body text paragraphs.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Simon" wrote in message
...
Word 2000: Sometimes the space above the footnote separator is used
with
text. But in most cases there is free space, which could be used for
additional text lines, which are put unfortunately on the next page.
The text
at the end of one page and the text at the beginning at the other
refers to
the same paragraph: Indents and spacing are 0; Problem with and
without
orphan control; all other check boxes of the "line and page breaks"
tab are
not marked. Paragraph spacing before and after footnotes and
separator are 0.
Can you help me, please?

Is the white space part of the separator or is it in the document itself? If
it is part of the separator, switch to Normal view, choose View | Footnotes,
select Footnote Separator from the dropdown on the toolbar, and delete the
extra paragraph.

--
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.

"Amy" wrote in message
...
The footnote in my case has an empty paragraph before the footnote text,
creating the extra white space. It's greyed out, so I cannot get at it to
delete it. How do I get rid of it?

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Make sure that the footnote separator doesn't include any empty
paragraphs; turn on the display of nonprinting characters to find out
(if you need instructions, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm). Also, make
sure that the Footnote Text paragraph style doesn't include formatting
such as "Keep lines together", which could cause a lot of white space
in the body text paragraphs.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Simon" wrote in message
...
Word 2000: Sometimes the space above the footnote separator is used
with
text. But in most cases there is free space, which could be used for
additional text lines, which are put unfortunately on the next page.
The text
at the end of one page and the text at the beginning at the other
refers to
the same paragraph: Indents and spacing are 0; Problem with and
without
orphan control; all other check boxes of the "line and page breaks"
tab are
not marked. Paragraph spacing before and after footnotes and
separator are 0.
Can you help me, please?