Microsoft KB Archive/137386

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WD: Continuous Section Break in AutoText Changed to Page Break

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Q137386

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.0a
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

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SUMMARY
When you copy and paste a selection that contains a continuous section break, the original section break turns into a new page section break while a continuous section break is inserted at the point that you pasted information. The same behavior occurs when you insert an AutoText entry that contains a continuous section break.

The format of odd and even section breaks is retained when copied and used for AutoText.

WORKAROUND
After pasting or inserting an AutoText entry containing a continuous section break, manually change the section break formatting from Next Page to Continuous:

Word 6.x and 7.x

 * 1) Position the insertion point before the new section break.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Page Setup.
 * 3) On the Layout tab, change Section Start from New Page to Continuous.
 * 4) Click OK.

Note: You may need to repeat this for each section that changed to New Page section break.

Word 2.x

 * 1) Position the insertion point after the last section break inserted by the Glossary entry.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Section Layout.
 * 3) Click Continuous and click OK.

Word 1.x

 * 1) Position the insertion point after the last section break inserted by the Glossary entry.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Section.
 * 3) Select the No Break option and click OK.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
When the section break changes from a continuous to a new page section break, this can affect other section formatting and layout appearance. For example, if the AutoText contains column-formatted text and section breaks, the formatting may appear to be lost when the AutoText entry is inserted into a document. Use the same workarounds listed above to correct the problem.

Additional query words: auto text glossaries format columns new sections

Keywords : wordnt winword ntword macword word6 winword2 word7 word95 kbformat

Issue type : kbhowto

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