WD2000: Pressing BACKSPACE Does Not Delete Section Break

• Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

If you attempt to delete a section break by pressing BACKSPACE, Microsoft Word 2000 deletes the paragraph mark above the section break instead of the section break.

CAUSE

Microsoft implemented this functionality as a design change in Microsoft Word 97 and later. This design change was implemented to prevent formatting problems that occur when you delete a section break in earlier versions of Word.

RESOLUTION

To remove a section break, select the section break and then do one of the following:

• Press Delete.
  
  -or-



• On the Edit menu, click Cut.

Additional query words: kbformat

Keywords : kbusage kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb