Manual page break won't delete

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larkspur

I'm using Word (Office) 2000 on Windows XP, sp2. Don't know if that makes a
difference.

I can't delete a manual page break that's no longer needed, even in Normal
view. I've tried highlighting it and using Edit | Clear, and highlighting it
and pressing the Delete key. I also looked at Edit | Replace but I'm afraid
of the options there. I don't want to delete any other page breaks, just this
stubborn one. Has anyone else had to find a bigger hammer to use? :)
Actually, I'm serious, since my client needs this doc to meet a legal
deadline. Thanks for sharing any experience with this.
 
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Stefan Blom

Place the cursor in the first paragraph after the break and, on the
Format menu, click Paragraph. Click the Line and Page Breaks tab. Is
there a check mark next to "Page break before"? If so, then clear it,
and click OK. Does that make a difference?

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larkspur

"Page break before" wasn't checked, but "Widow and Orphan Control" was, so I
unchecked that, and then Normal view allowed me to delete the page break.
After that, Word asked me to accept or reject the change (since I have
Tracking turned on). So, overall, it worked! Thank you, Stefan! I'll let you
know if I created any other situations for myself by doing that.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Having Track Changes turned on was probably the source of the problem to
begin with.
 
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larkspur

OK, thanks, I'll remember that. However, for this client, I have no choice.
At this third revision, I'm editing his new additions to what I originally
wrote for him out of his notes. It's pretty much all legal stuff and I don't
want the responsibility of "accepting" what he wrote, so I have to indicate
what I changed - his grammatical errors, etc. But I'll definitely keep the
track changes situation in mind for the future.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

You can turn Track Changes off while you delete the page break, then turn it
back on.
 
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