[Subligaria]

Hi,

In a Word 2003 document with numerous section breaks (all inserted as "Next
Page" breaks without specifying odd or even pages), Word has transformed them
into "Odd Page" breaks when they need to be "Even Page" breaks.

Selecting the break in Normal view, launching the Page Layout dialog and
telling Word to make them Even Page breaks doesn't work: nothing happens.

Can anyone help with this?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Instead of selecting the section break itself, place the insertion point
anywhere in the section following the break, then change the section start
type. But note that if the page has an odd number, you'll get an Odd Page
break regardless.

--
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.

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

In a Word 2003 document with numerous section breaks (all inserted as
"Next
Page" breaks without specifying odd or even pages), Word has transformed
them
into "Odd Page" breaks when they need to be "Even Page" breaks.

Selecting the break in Normal view, launching the Page Layout dialog and
telling Word to make them Even Page breaks doesn't work: nothing happens.

Can anyone help with this?

[Subligaria]

Thanks for that.

But why is Word automatically converting "New page" into Odd or Even in the
first place?



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Instead of selecting the section break itself, place the insertion point
anywhere in the section following the break, then change the section start
type. But note that if the page has an odd number, you'll get an Odd Page
break regardless.

--
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.

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

In a Word 2003 document with numerous section breaks (all inserted as
"Next
Page" breaks without specifying odd or even pages), Word has transformed
them
into "Odd Page" breaks when they need to be "Even Page" breaks.

Selecting the break in Normal view, launching the Page Layout dialog and
telling Word to make them Even Page breaks doesn't work: nothing happens.

Can anyone help with this?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Often it's because you've changed orientation. Most printers seem to find it
difficult to print portrait on the back of landscape or vice versa, and so
Word will accommodate them by changing a Next Page break to Odd Page. And if
you've selected "Mirror margins" or "Different odd or even," either of which
signals to Word that you plan to duplex the document, it will not let you
put an odd-numbered page on the back of a sheet.

--
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.

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Thanks for that.

But why is Word automatically converting "New page" into Odd or Even in
the
first place?



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Instead of selecting the section break itself, place the insertion point
anywhere in the section following the break, then change the section
start
type. But note that if the page has an odd number, you'll get an Odd
Page
break regardless.

--
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.

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

In a Word 2003 document with numerous section breaks (all inserted as
"Next
Page" breaks without specifying odd or even pages), Word has
transformed
them
into "Odd Page" breaks when they need to be "Even Page" breaks.

Selecting the break in Normal view, launching the Page Layout dialog
and
telling Word to make them Even Page breaks doesn't work: nothing
happens.

Can anyone help with this?

[Subligaria]

In my case, "mirror margins" is the culprit.

Thanks for your help.



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Often it's because you've changed orientation. Most printers seem to find it
difficult to print portrait on the back of landscape or vice versa, and so
Word will accommodate them by changing a Next Page break to Odd Page. And if
you've selected "Mirror margins" or "Different odd or even," either of which
signals to Word that you plan to duplex the document, it will not let you
put an odd-numbered page on the back of a sheet.

--
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.

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Thanks for that.

But why is Word automatically converting "New page" into Odd or Even in
the
first place?



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Instead of selecting the section break itself, place the insertion point
anywhere in the section following the break, then change the section
start
type. But note that if the page has an odd number, you'll get an Odd
Page
break regardless.

--
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.

"Subligaria" wrote in message
...
Hi,

In a Word 2003 document with numerous section breaks (all inserted as
"Next
Page" breaks without specifying odd or even pages), Word has
transformed
them
into "Odd Page" breaks when they need to be "Even Page" breaks.

Selecting the break in Normal view, launching the Page Layout dialog
and
telling Word to make them Even Page breaks doesn't work: nothing
happens.

Can anyone help with this?