Microsoft KB Archive/85392

= WD: Blank Page After Odd Page or Even Page Section Break =

Article ID: 85392

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2.0a
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q85392



SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word, if the insertion point is positioned on an odd page and you insert an odd-page section break, a blank page will be generated after the section break. Similarly, if the insertion point is positioned on an even page and you insert an even-page section break, a blank page will be generated after the section break. This behavior occurs because Word for Windows cannot position two odd or two even pages in a row; therefore, it inserts an even or odd page between the pages.

NOTE: These blank pages do not contain headers or footers.



MORE INFORMATION
If you insert an odd-page or even-page section break when the insertion point is positioned on an odd/even page, respectively, the resulting blank page will not contain a header or footer. Page number information about the blank page will be displayed in the status bar, and the page will appear as a blank page in print preview; however, you cannot position the insertion point on the blank page in the document.

To place a header or footer on this blank page, insert a manual page break before the section break.

For information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

68618 No Footer/Header on Even Page or Odd Page

81441 Different Odd and Even Header/Footer Affects All Sections

