(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:34 pm
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"Three Lefts" <spamtrap DeleteThis @spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
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> My workaround is going to be to remember to avoid sections if at all
> possible
(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:24 am
Post subject: Re: How to delete the last section break? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
As Suzanne pointed out, you don't have to copy the settings one by one. This
is also explained in the article that I linked to.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Three Lefts" <spamtrap.RemoveThis@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:57:38 +0200, "Stefan Blom" <no.spam.RemoveThis@please.xyz>
> wrote:
>
>>Make sure that the settings of section 2 (page setup, columns, headers and
>>footers) are identical to those of section 1; then you can delete the
>>section break. For more, see the "If you really want to delete the
>>temporary
>>section break ..." section of the article at
>>http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/WorkWithSections.htm.
>
> That article tells me that there is no way to delete the last section
> of a multi-section document without affecting the properties of the
> preceding section.
>
> There are work-arounds involving (a) manually copying the section
> properties one by one or (b) inserting an extra section break at the
> end of the document to "wall off" that final invisible section break.
>
> This is very inconvenient.
>
> I just discovered that not only can I not delete that dummy section,
> but I cannot change it to "continuous", either. I presume that this is
> because it has a different orientation, which cannot be changed in the
> middle of a page. This means that not only will my document forever
> have an extraneous section break at the end, but also a blank page.
> This means that the "total number of pages" variable will be off. It
> also means that when printing I'll have to remember manually select
> all but the last page to print or have a blank poage to throw away.
(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:32 am
Post subject: Re: How to delete the last section break? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
It seems as if you didn't read the article at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/WorkWithSections.htm very carefully,
because linking headers and footers to those of the previous section is also
explained in the article (though there are no specific instructions for Word
2007).
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Three Lefts" <spamtrap.DeleteThis@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:52:04 -0700, Mecalith
> <Mecalith.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>For Microsoft Word 2007
>>
>>1) Make backup copy of document in case this does not work.
>>
>>2) Preserve Section 1 Header and Footer
>>In Header -Section 2- [Link to Previous]
>>1. Double-click the header in section 2.
>>2. Click [Link to Previous] ( Design > Navigation).
>>3. Click [Yes] at "Do you want to delete this header/footer and connect to
>>the header/footer in the previous section?".
>>
>>In Footer -Section 3- [Link to Previous]
>>1. Double-click the footer in section 2.
>>2. Click [Link to Previous] (Design > Navigation).
>>3. Click [Yes] at "Do you want to delete this header/footer and connect to
>>the header/footer in the previous section?".
>>
>>3) Preserve Section 1 Page Layout.
>>
>>1. Place cursor at the end of section 1. ( i.e. before the section
>>break )
>>2. Select the tail of the document. ( [ Shift]+[Ctrl]+[End] )
>>3. Delete selection. (Delete)
>
> Clever. It looks like it will work. The backup is probably more in
> case *I* don't follow the procedure exactly... >
> I'll test this the next time it comes up. I already manually deleted
> that last section.
>
> I see an opportunity for a handy macro (DeleteLastSection) written by
> some clever MVP and made available on that same page where the hints
> are.
(Msg. 12) Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:32 am
Post subject: Re: How to delete the last section break? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hello, Stefan.
Note: If you delete from the end of the penultimate section to the end of
the document with [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[End] , [Delete], then the Page Setup is
unchanged regardless of the Page Setup of the original ultimate section.
"Stefan Blom" wrote:
> It seems as if you didn't read the article at
> http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/WorkWithSections.htm very carefully,
> because linking headers and footers to those of the previous section is also
> explained in the article (though there are no specific instructions for Word
> 2007).
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
> "Three Lefts" <spamtrap DeleteThis @spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
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> > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:52:04 -0700, Mecalith
> > <Mecalith DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >>For Microsoft Word 2007
> >>
> >>1) Make backup copy of document in case this does not work.
> >>
> >>2) Preserve Section 1 Header and Footer
> >>In Header -Section 2- [Link to Previous]
> >>1. Double-click the header in section 2.
> >>2. Click [Link to Previous] ( Design > Navigation).
> >>3. Click [Yes] at "Do you want to delete this header/footer and connect to
> >>the header/footer in the previous section?".
> >>
> >>In Footer -Section 3- [Link to Previous]
> >>1. Double-click the footer in section 2.
> >>2. Click [Link to Previous] (Design > Navigation).
> >>3. Click [Yes] at "Do you want to delete this header/footer and connect to
> >>the header/footer in the previous section?".
> >>
> >>3) Preserve Section 1 Page Layout.
> >>
> >>1. Place cursor at the end of section 1. ( i.e. before the section
> >>break )
> >>2. Select the tail of the document. ( [ Shift]+[Ctrl]+[End] )
> >>3. Delete selection. (Delete)
> >
> > Clever. It looks like it will work. The backup is probably more in
> > case *I* don't follow the procedure exactly... > >
> > I'll test this the next time it comes up. I already manually deleted
> > that last section.
> >
> > I see an opportunity for a handy macro (DeleteLastSection) written by
> > some clever MVP and made available on that same page where the hints
> > are.
>
>
>
>
(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:28 am
Post subject: Re: How to delete the last section break? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Interesting observation! I guess this is because you delete the hidden
section break in the final paragraph mark (for a two-section document that
is). But, as you wrote, it does assume that headers and footers of the
deleted section are linked.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Mecalith" <Mecalith.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, Stefan.
> Note: If you delete from the end of the penultimate section to the end of
> the document with [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[End] , [Delete], then the Page Setup is
> unchanged regardless of the Page Setup of the original ultimate section.
>
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> It seems as if you didn't read the article at
>> http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/WorkWithSections.htm very carefully,
>> because linking headers and footers to those of the previous section is
>> also
>> explained in the article (though there are no specific instructions for
>> Word
>> 2007).
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>> "Three Lefts" <spamtrap.DeleteThis@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:j2sla45u7u075ir4mosifq5c1ms4ubn9iu@4ax.com...
>> > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:52:04 -0700, Mecalith
>> > <Mecalith.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>For Microsoft Word 2007
>> >>
>> >>1) Make backup copy of document in case this does not work.
>> >>
>> >>2) Preserve Section 1 Header and Footer
>> >>In Header -Section 2- [Link to Previous]
>> >>1. Double-click the header in section 2.
>> >>2. Click [Link to Previous] ( Design > Navigation).
>> >>3. Click [Yes] at "Do you want to delete this header/footer and connect
>> >>to
>> >>the header/footer in the previous section?".
>> >>
>> >>In Footer -Section 3- [Link to Previous]
>> >>1. Double-click the footer in section 2.
>> >>2. Click [Link to Previous] (Design > Navigation).
>> >>3. Click [Yes] at "Do you want to delete this header/footer and connect
>> >>to
>> >>the header/footer in the previous section?".
>> >>
>> >>3) Preserve Section 1 Page Layout.
>> >>
>> >>1. Place cursor at the end of section 1. ( i.e. before the section
>> >>break )
>> >>2. Select the tail of the document. ( [ Shift]+[Ctrl]+[End] )
>> >>3. Delete selection. (Delete)
>> >
>> > Clever. It looks like it will work. The backup is probably more in
>> > case *I* don't follow the procedure exactly... >> >
>> > I'll test this the next time it comes up. I already manually deleted
>> > that last section.
>> >
>> > I see an opportunity for a handy macro (DeleteLastSection) written by
>> > some clever MVP and made available on that same page where the hints
>> > are.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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