WD97: Background Repagination Cannot Be Turned Off

ID: Q196672


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows


SYMPTOMS

The Background Repagination option is selected and is unavailable (dimmed) for you to clear (turn off).

To locate this option, on the Tools menu, click Options and select the General tab.


CAUSE

This behavior occurs because you are viewing the current document in page layout view. By design, page layout view requires that Background Repagination be turned on, because Word must show the page breaks correctly.


RESOLUTION

To turn off Background Repagination, change the document view to normal, outline, or master document view.


MORE INFORMATION

Repagination in Word cannot be totally turned off. This is because Word has to repaginate the document in page layout view and in print preview in order to correctly display the document.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q119943 WD: Actions That Invoke Repagination

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Keywords : word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: November 16, 1999
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