Section 1 should not take section 2 format when section 2 deleted SidewinderQc 24.07.2006 18:00:02 I hope the subject line is descriptive enough. But if ever I decide to suppress a section in a somewhat complex document, it becomes hell. I really don't understand why it's like that, but in my mind, the outcome is illogical and quite the headache. Example: if section 1 is of a different format (margin, etc), with a header called "Introduction", and section 2 is a graphic section called "Sales" in landscape format, then section 3 is "Analysis" in portrait format; get rid of section 2 and the introduction bares the header "Sales" and goes to landscape format with margins and all page formatting done. I work for nothing setting up section 1. I'm surprised that the formatting of a section does not stick to its section. This is consistent throughout all versions of Word that I have worked with, since 1997 and up, including the trial version of 2007. Unless I keep a very close track of the section breaks I add in order to adjust page setup or to change a header, if not a footer, or a combination of both, I really have to be careful when deleting a page, or even a paragraph. Imagine using a section continuous break... Word is a good product, and it has quirks (nothing in this world is ever perfect) which can be worked around. But this one is really hard to deal with. BTW, 2007 looks nice, but I really get lost in the menus; takes getting used to, but during work hours? How incompetent and unproductive will I look in the eyes of my boss? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=264d0e14-d20f-4d19-9a58-e644008f75be&dg=microsoft.public.word.pagelayout

Re: Section 1 should not take section 2 format when section 2 deleted "Stefan Blom" <no.spam[ at ]please.xyz> 25.07.2006 07:39:28 Word sections are explained in the following article: Working with sections http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/WorkWithSections.htm -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "SidewinderQc" wrote in message news:264D0E14-D20F-4D19-9A58-E644008F75BE[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I hope the subject line is descriptive enough. But if ever I decide to > suppress a section in a somewhat complex document, it becomes hell. I really > don't understand why it's like that, but in my mind, the outcome is illogical > and quite the headache. > > Example: if section 1 is of a different format (margin, etc), with a header > called "Introduction", and section 2 is a graphic section called "Sales" in > landscape format, then section 3 is "Analysis" in portrait format; get rid of > section 2 and the introduction bares the header "Sales" and goes to landscape > format with margins and all page formatting done. I work for nothing setting > up section 1. > > I'm surprised that the formatting of a section does not stick to its > section. This is consistent throughout all versions of Word that I have > worked with, since 1997 and up, including the trial version of 2007. > > Unless I keep a very close track of the section breaks I add in order to > adjust page setup or to change a header, if not a footer, or a combination of > both, I really have to be careful when deleting a page, or even a paragraph. > Imagine using a section continuous break... > > Word is a good product, and it has quirks (nothing in this world is ever > perfect) which can be worked around. But this one is really hard to deal > with. BTW, 2007 looks nice, but I really get lost in the menus; takes getting > used to, but during work hours? How incompetent and unproductive will I look > in the eyes of my boss? > > ---------------- > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then > click "I Agree" in the message pane. > > http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=264d0e14-d20f-4d19-9a58-e644008f75be&dg=microsoft.public.word.pagelayout