WD: Section Layout Formatting Changes When Pasting Section BreakLast reviewed: February 11, 1998Article ID: Q99740 |
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SUMMARYWhen you copy a selection that contains a section break and paste it in a Word document, the text above the section break assumes the section-level formatting of the pasted section break. (Section-level formatting includes headers/footers, columns, section start setting, line numbers, margins, paper size, paper source and orientation, and vertical alignment.) This is also true if you copy the last paragraph mark and paste it in a document because the last paragraph mark is an implied section break. For example, if you insert a continuous section break in a document, section 2 is a continuous section. If you then paste a selection that contains a next page section break in section 2, section 2 becomes a next page section. Section 3 becomes a continuous section.
IMPORTANT: When you select text to copy and paste, remember that you are copying section-level formatting when you include a section break or the last paragraph mark in your selection. If you copy a selection that does not contain a section break or the last paragraph mark, section layout formatting is not affected when you paste the selection. MORE INFORMATIONSimilarly, when you delete a section break, the text that preceded the section break becomes part of the section that follows, and it assumes the formatting of that section. The following example, using a two- section document, illustrates this concept:
Section 1 is formatted for three columns and contains no headers or footers. Section 2 is formatted for two columns and contains a footer. If you delete the section break between the two sections, Word formats the entire document for two columns and places a footer on each page.For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q180258 TITLE : WD: What Happens When You Delete a Section Break REFERENCES
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