- How Do I Delete A Section Break In Word 365
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Open the Word document on your PC. Place the mouse cursor before the section break. Press the Delete button.; Open the Word document on your computer and make sure that you enabled the Paragraph. Jun 14, 2019 New section breaks can be added by clicking the Breaks button on the Layout tab. You can also delete a section break by placing your cursor to the left of the break, then pressing the Delte key on your keyboard. Full Guide – Removing a Section Break in Word Step 1: Open your document in Word.
When you choose an option, Word inserts a code representing the break into the 'Find What' field, such as '^b' for a section break or '^m' for a page break. As a shortcut, type one of these codes by hand. Step 5 Delete or replace breaks. To delete a section break, first make them visible by going to View Show section breaks. Then put your cursor above the section break and press Alt + Backspace if you're on a Chromebook or whichever key combo on your device deletes forward.
Force a ‘page break before’ the heading BEFORE you remove the manually inserted page break. Here’s how: Place your cursor anywhere in the heading. In the Paragraph settings dialog box, go to the Line and Page Breaks tab and select the Page break before check box. Delete the manually inserted page break.
check out: i guess all you have to do is put the cursor BEFORE the break and just 'delete' it rather than trying to 'backspace' it
:)
> On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:29 AM Bobbi wrote:
> Word 2003: How can I delete a 'section break (next page)'? It just will not go
> away?
>
> Bobbi
> away?
>
> Bobbi
>> On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:23 AM Dean wrote:
>> Try selecting the previous and following paragraph marks as well, then delete.
>> Does this work?
>> DeanH
>>
>> 'Bobbi' wrote:
How Do I Delete A Section Break In Word 365
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>>> On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:49 PM Bobbi wrote:
>>> No, it does not work. I have had this problem previously. Once you insert a
>>> 'section break (next page)' it is almost impossible to get rid of.
>>>
>>> Sigh!
>>>
>>> Bobbi
>>> 'section break (next page)' it is almost impossible to get rid of.
>>>
>>> Sigh!
>>>
>>> Bobbi
>>>> On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:23 PM Bob Buckland ?:-) wrote:
>>>> Hi Bobbi,>>>> No, it doesn't work. I've had this problem previously. Once you insert a
>>>>
>>>> To remove the section break, one method is to be in Print layout view turn on the nonprinting character display using the show/hide
>>>> icon from the toolbar. Place your cursor just before the section break indicator in your document and tap the delete key twice.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <<'Bobbi' <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>>> 'section break (next page)' it's almost impossible to get rid of.
>>>>
>>>> Sigh!
>>>>
>>>> Bobbi>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Bob Buckland ?:-)
>>>> MS Office System Products MVP
>>>>
>>>> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>>>>> On Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:22 AM Bobbi wrote:
>>>>> Hi, Bob-
>>>>>
>>>>> No, that's not working for me either. (That's what I normally try to do.) It
>>>>> deletes other stuff than the section break!
>>>>>
>>>>> My problem always occurs in documents where I switch from one column (for
>>>>> headings) to two columns (for text) using section breaks. Most of the
>>>>> section breaks are continuous, but sometimes I need to use a section break-
>>>>> next page, and those are the ones that are so hard to get rid of.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, I think it's easier to delete in Normal View, not print layout.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bobbi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 'Bob Buckland ?:-)' <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote
>>>>> in message news:[email protected]...
>>>>>> On Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:03 AM Dean wrote:
>>>>>> Now I understand, this in relation to a Multi-Column format.
>>>>>> This can cause aggrevation and I have had the same problem in the past.
>>>>>> Section Break Continuous is the best option to use for Column format
>>>>>> changes, one at start and one at end of the multiple column section (then end
>>>>>> one as you probably know helps with balancing the column lengths).
>>>>>> Is the Next Page break you wish to delete at the start, middle or end of the
>>>>>> multi-column section?
>>>>>> Is the NextPage break the one that starts the multi-column section?
>>>>>> If so, instead of deleting, have you tried changing the break to a
>>>>>> continuous and then use Page Break Before paragraph setting to accomplish the
>>>>>> desired effect.
>>>>>> DeanH
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 'Bobbi' wrote:
Can't Delete Section Break Word
>>>>>>> On Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:54 PM Bobbi wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi, Dean-
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You're right that using Section Break Continuous and then Page Break seems
>>>>>>> to be the best way to go. But it seems to be easier to delete the Section
>>>>>>> Break Next Page while in Normal View. However, I'm just not gonna use it any
>>>>>>> more.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bobbi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 'DeanH' <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:[email protected]...
How Do I Remove A Section Break In Word Without Losing The Header
>>>>>>>> On Friday, February 15, 2008 8:37 AM Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Can't Delete Section Break
>>>>>>>> Deleting section breaks rarely works the way you intended, but you can
>>>>>>>> change the section start type on the Layout tab of Page Setup.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>>>>>>>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>>>>>>>> Words into Type
>>>>>>>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 'Bobbi' <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>>>>>> On Monday, February 18, 2008 4:25 AM Stefan Blom wrote:
>>>>>>>>> For more on what Suzanne is talking about, see
>>>>>>>>> http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/WorkWithSections.htm.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Stefan Blom
>>>>>>>>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 'Suzanne S. Barnhill' wrote in message
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