SECTION BREAKS Subligaria 14.07.2006 13:42:01 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?

Re: SECTION BREAKS "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 14.07.2006 14:18:55 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" <Subligaria[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C8D92679-041A-4801-AEB1-3BE6A4BCB318[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > 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?

Re: SECTION BREAKS Subligaria 14.07.2006 15:04:02 Thanks for that. But why is Word automatically converting "New page" into Odd or Even in the first place? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: [Quoted Text] > 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" <Subligaria[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C8D92679-041A-4801-AEB1-3BE6A4BCB318[ at ]microsoft.com... > > 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? > >

Re: SECTION BREAKS "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 14.07.2006 15:33:11 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" <Subligaria[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:414E5CB8-FCB7-4283-AB57-72F87E0C63AA[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > 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" <Subligaria[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:C8D92679-041A-4801-AEB1-3BE6A4BCB318[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > 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? > > > >

Re: SECTION BREAKS Subligaria 14.07.2006 16:00:02 In my case, "mirror margins" is the culprit. Thanks for your help. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: [Quoted Text] > 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" <Subligaria[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:414E5CB8-FCB7-4283-AB57-72F87E0C63AA[ at ]microsoft.com... > > 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" <Subligaria[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > news:C8D92679-041A-4801-AEB1-3BE6A4BCB318[ at ]microsoft.com... > > > > 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? > > > > > > > >