Continuous section breaks don't start until next page

[KarenJ]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel I'm trying to adjust my headers and footers in a Word document. Since the footer change begins on a page where the header needs to stay the same (but change on the next page), I've inserted a continuous section break. However, the footer following the section break (which should be section 2) still shows up as belonging to section 1. So I can't change that footer without changing the footers on all the previous pages. I have this same problem on the last page, where I don't want a footer at all. I've tried deleting and inserting the continuous section break on various parts of the page, but it doesn't make any difference. I'm VERY frustrated! There really should be a way to control headers and footers independently of each other, and there should be an easy way to control each one individually. (Like a simple check box in the headers and footers pane for "this footer only" or "this page only." Any ideas on how I can solve this problem?

 

[KarenJ]

Addendum - this is a screenplay .doc file I imported from Scrivener, so it may be that Scrivener's settings are messing with Word's settings. I haven't been able to find out whether that may be the case, though.

 

[CyberTaz]

Keep in mind that with a Continuous Section Break the Header & Footer for
the next section do not start until the first full page of content in that
section. IOW, if the first CSB is created in the midst of page 9, the H/F
for Section 2 go into effect on page 10, not the bottom of page 9.

Go to one of the footers in the section which you want to be different from
that of the previous section. Make sure you have the Formatting Palette
displayed & in its Header & Footer group clear the check on 'Link to
Previous'. Then edit that footer to read as you want for that section. Also
note that the 'Link to Previous' setting for the footer is independent of
that for the header, so you can continue one yet discontinue the other.

I believe you may be having difficulty because you're a victim of marketing
as are many users of the program. It might be helpful to come to grips with
one of the hardest concepts to grasp pertaining to the structure of a Word
document: There is no such thing as a 'page'. If you think in terms of
'pages' expecting each 'page' to have its own H/F it's bound to cause
confusion. The text is contained in one or more sections & within each
section the sub-container is a paragraph. Pagination is imposed by the
printer based on paper size, margin settings & the formatting/nature/volume
of the content it needs to fit within those boundaries. Have a look at this
web page for a deeper explanation:

http://word.mvps.org/Mac/PagesInWord.html

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac