automatically start chapters on odd page

[Jim]

I use Heading 1 paragraphs to start chapters, and
chapters should always begin on an odd page. I want Word
to automatically place each Heading 1 paragraph on the
next odd page. Is this possible?

My workaround is to type a bunch of returns at the end of
the preceding chapter if necessary to push the beginning
of the new chapter to an odd page.

Jim

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Unfortunately, this is not something that can be included in a paragraph
style. You can either insert an Odd Page break manually, or you can format
Heading 1 as "Page break before" and use the technique at
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/InsEvnPgEndChap.htm to ensure that
the previous page is an even page.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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[Jim]

Mark,

I'm trying the method of entering the field code you
describe. Unfortunately, the code I've entered is adding
a page regardless of whether the code appears on an odd
or even page. Any ideas?

Jim

-----Original Message-----
Hi Jim,

Unfortunately odd-page start is a section property, not a
paragraph property, so you can't put this characteristic
in the heading style.

What you could do is end each chapter with a section break
and in File-> Page Setup, Layout tab, be sure Whole Document
is selected in the Apply To box, and choose Odd Page under
Section Start.

Too many section breaks, especially in a complex document,
can make your teeth fall out, etc., but if your docs are
mostly just text, this shouldn't cause you grief.

Another alternative, not nearly as simple, is to place an
{IF} field on the last page of each chapter (except the
last chapter), of the form:

{ IF { =MOD({ PAGE },2)} = 0 "" "[hard page char here]" }

That tells Word to insert a page break if the currentpage is
odd. (The 'MOD' operator stands for modulus -- remember that
from 11th grade? Djever think you'd *use* it??)

Note that you insert the field braces {} with CTRL+F9, *not*
with the '{' and '}' keys. And [hard page char here] simply
shows where you must press CTRL+Enter; you don't type the
brackets. Obviously setting up this field can feel a little
strange.

The main disadvantages of this second option is that if field
codes aren't displayed -- which is usual -- it's easy to erase
the field inadvertently while editing.

--
Mark Tangard <[email protected]>, Microsoft Word MVP
Please reply ONLY to the newsgroup, not by private mail.
Note well: MVPs do not work for Microsoft.
"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters

I use Heading 1 paragraphs to start chapters, and
chapters should always begin on an odd page. I want Word
to automatically place each Heading 1 paragraph on the
next odd page. Is this possible?

My workaround is to type a bunch of returns at the end of
the preceding chapter if necessary to push the beginning
of the new chapter to an odd page.

Jim

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[Mark Tangard]

Jim,

Since this is a field, you have to update it anytime the
relevant values change, in this case the page number that
gets tested for its evenness. To do this, select the whole
docuemnt and press F9. Any extra pages should disappear,
and any that weren't there before but now need to be,
should appear. (It can help to view this at a very low
zoom so you get a multipage view.)

--
Mark Tangard <[email protected]>, Microsoft Word MVP
Please reply ONLY to the newsgroup, not by private mail.
Note well: MVPs do not work for Microsoft.
"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters

Mark,

I'm trying the method of entering the field code you
describe. Unfortunately, the code I've entered is adding
a page regardless of whether the code appears on an odd
or even page. Any ideas?

Jim

-----Original Message-----
Hi Jim,

Unfortunately odd-page start is a section property, not a
paragraph property, so you can't put this characteristic
in the heading style.

What you could do is end each chapter with a section break
and in File-> Page Setup, Layout tab, be sure Whole Document
is selected in the Apply To box, and choose Odd Page under
Section Start.

Too many section breaks, especially in a complex document,
can make your teeth fall out, etc., but if your docs are
mostly just text, this shouldn't cause you grief.

Another alternative, not nearly as simple, is to place an
{IF} field on the last page of each chapter (except the
last chapter), of the form:

{ IF { =MOD({ PAGE },2)} = 0 "" "[hard page char here]" }

That tells Word to insert a page break if the currentpage is
odd. (The 'MOD' operator stands for modulus -- remember that
from 11th grade? Djever think you'd *use* it??)

Note that you insert the field braces {} with CTRL+F9, *not*
with the '{' and '}' keys. And [hard page char here] simply
shows where you must press CTRL+Enter; you don't type the
brackets. Obviously setting up this field can feel a little
strange.

The main disadvantages of this second option is that if field
codes aren't displayed -- which is usual -- it's easy to erase
the field inadvertently while editing.

--
Mark Tangard <[email protected]>, Microsoft Word MVP
Please reply ONLY to the newsgroup, not by private mail.
Note well: MVPs do not work for Microsoft.
"Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters

I use Heading 1 paragraphs to start chapters, and
chapters should always begin on an odd page. I want Word
to automatically place each Heading 1 paragraph on the
next odd page. Is this possible?

My workaround is to type a bunch of returns at the end of
the preceding chapter if necessary to push the beginning
of the new chapter to an odd page.

Jim

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