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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / April 2007Section break won't stay continuous
Hi, in normal view my document look like this: Text <Section break (continuous)> 3 Columns <Section break (continuous)> Text <Section break (next page)> Text <Section break (continuous)> 3 Columns Things is, I want all of this on one page. But even if I insert another continuous break and then delete the 3rd, the new one immediately becomes "next page"!  SignatureTobias Weber > Hi, > in normal view my document look like this: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > continuous break and then delete the 3rd, the new one immediately > becomes "next page"! I didn't believe you till I tried it! I think what happens is that you can easily get a sneaky hidden section break, particularly at the end of justified text on narrow columns. Use the forward delete key to rid yourself of section breaks after positioning the insertion point to the left of a suspected lurking section break. For instance after the last character of the rightmost column before the text inexplicably leaps to the next page seems to be a good hiding place. I have to say that while I was testing this out, Word threw a bizarrity at me. Forwarding the cursor through a left column dropped me to the next page instead of the top of the second column on the current page. That is, it appeared to be confused about where the page ended. Slaying section breaks as above and re-inserting the correct flavours did fix it though. PS if you are using a lappy, forward delete is fn-ordinary delete. Word never fails to surprise. SignatureTo de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248 > > Text > > <Section break (continuous)> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > <Section break (continuous)> > > 3 Columns > I have to say that while I was testing this out, Word threw a bizarrity > at me. Forwarding the cursor through a left column dropped me to the > next page instead of the top of the second column on the current page. Noticed that as well. But it only happens with cusor down, not using the right arrow key, so it's probably intentional. > Slaying section breaks as above and re-inserting the correct flavours > did fix it though. Did that and now the first break (which I never touched) became "next page" with the first 3 columns spread over one page each with the last on continuous with the next set of columns :-( I looked into things like "keep with next" for paragraphs, but that doesn't change anything. SignatureTobias Weber > > > Text > > > <Section break (continuous)> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Noticed that as well. But it only happens with cusor down, not using the > right arrow key, so it's probably intentional. Hmm. Let's compare versions of Word and Mac OS X? Mine did it with the right arrow key. And I can't reproduce it. > > Slaying section breaks as above and re-inserting the correct flavours > > did fix it though. > > Did that and now the first break (which I never touched) became "next > page" with the first 3 columns spread over one page each with the last > on continuous with the next set of columns :-( I still suspect there was an extra section break in there you could not see. I found it quite easy to have several sections with varying numbers of columns on the same page. > I looked into things like "keep with next" for paragraphs, but that > doesn't change anything. It would encourage a new page earlier, but should not cause what you were seeing. In the past I have had several whinges about multi-column setting, and its general fragility, which is what prompted me into trying to reproduce what you are seeing. What happens when you try the same trick on a completely fresh document? SignatureTo de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248 > > Noticed that as well. But it only happens with cusor down, not using the > > right arrow key, so it's probably intentional. > Hmm. Let's compare versions of Word and Mac OS X? Mine did it with the > right arrow key. And I can't reproduce it. Word X on MacOS X.4.9 (but that's certainly irelevant). Definetly reproduceable: at the end of a column down arrow goes to the next section/page, right arrow to the top of the next column. Fine with me. > I still suspect there was an extra section break in there you could not > see. I could make it work by removing *all* section breaks (thereby disabling columns) and then restoring the column layout (and re-applying my custom spacing). So thanks for your workaround. Damn Word. SignatureTobias Weber > > > Noticed that as well. But it only happens with cusor down, not using the > > > right arrow key, so it's probably intentional. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > reproduceable: at the end of a column down arrow goes to the next > section/page, right arrow to the top of the next column. Fine with me. I have a copy of v.X somewhere. I'll give it a try. I did my test on 2004. I think I might be even less bothered than you are by that. > > I still suspect there was an extra section break in there you could not > > see. > > I could make it work by removing *all* section breaks (thereby disabling > columns) and then restoring the column layout (and re-applying my custom > spacing). So thanks for your workaround. Damn Word. Columns are slippery little devils are they not? My problems were about their lack of respect for "suppress space before" at column tops. It was not that it didn't. It was that it did sometimes. I don't think anyone will fix it with a new version of Office reported to be imminent. We'll get ready to beat them up if the new one is as slippery shall we? SignatureTo de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248 |
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