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From: Marcus M on 9 Feb 2010 14:14 Hello again, The position now is this. I tried again and followed all your recommendations and also went through all the Help answers in Word. No success so I did it the hard way, by saving what I could, retyping the faulty bits and merged them so I now have a 30 page story that is as I wrote it. However, doing this I stumbled across what caused the problem. At one point I inserted *** between paragraphs as a marker denoting a scene change in what I wrote. I centred (UK spelling) the break and immediately a dotted line appeared. I was able to remove it by clicking on the 'undo typing' icon. I experimented further and found that anytime I put in 3 or more * asterisks - left, right or centre made no difference - the line appeared. That may help you both in future with some other questioner. So, my problem is solved by a combination of re-doing and by stumbling on the cause. Many thanks for your help. Regards to you both. Marcus. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > "Soft" page breaks are displayed (in Normal view) as a dotted line when you > have nonprinting characters displayed. "Hard" (manual) page breaks are > displayed in all views as a dotted line with the words "Page Break" in the > center. > > But if this dotted line is a border, you may have to remove it from several > successive paragraphs before you get rid of it entirely. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "Marcus M" <MarcusM(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:CE5FD454-CB39-4A1A-9370-566EA1DE1D6E(a)microsoft.com... > > Thank you both for your prompt response. > > > > Graham: I have followed the link you sent - it doesn't work for me. > > > > Suzanne: I see you as one of the co-authors. I recall I was looking at > > page > > breaks when the line first appeared. Does that help? > > > > Regards > > > > Marcus > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > > > >> That's assuming it's not just a page break. > >> > >> -- > >> Suzanne S. Barnhill > >> Microsoft MVP (Word) > >> Words into Type > >> Fairhope, Alabama USA > >> http://word.mvps.org > >> > >> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message > >> news:%23VIAInKqKHA.1552(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >> > See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm > >> > > >> > -- > >> > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > >> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > >> > > >> > My web site www.gmayor.com > >> > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > >> > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > >> > > >> > > >> > "Marcus M" <Marcus M @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> > news:7B118D72-BB41-4E37-91B6-EA29A5B702C2(a)microsoft.com... > >> >>I have just been editing a multi-page word document and something I did > >> >>has > >> >> made a dotted line appear. It goes across the page from margin to > >> >> margin. > >> >> Whatever I do to try to remove it doesn't seem to work. The line was > >> >> not > >> >> in > >> >> the original so some I assume some key or setting I have touched has > >> >> done > >> >> it. > >> >> > >> >> The Word I am using is MS Office Word 2007 - something I find is a lot > >> >> more > >> >> fiddly than the older version I have used for years. > >> >> > >> >> Any help would be appreciated. > >> >> > >> >> Thank You. > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> . > >> > > > > . >
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 9 Feb 2010 16:25 If you had actually read the article Graham referred you to (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm) and followed the directions there, then you would already have known this and would long since have solved the problem. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Marcus M" <MarcusM(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6502EED5-558A-4CA0-97C2-7C7E2261204A(a)microsoft.com... > Hello again, > > The position now is this. > > I tried again and followed all your recommendations and also went through > all the Help answers in Word. No success so I did it the hard way, by > saving > what I could, retyping the faulty bits and merged them so I now have a 30 > page story that is as I wrote it. > > However, doing this I stumbled across what caused the problem. > > At one point I inserted *** between paragraphs as a marker denoting a > scene > change in what I wrote. I centred (UK spelling) the break and immediately > a > dotted line appeared. I was able to remove it by clicking on the 'undo > typing' icon. > > I experimented further and found that anytime I put in 3 or more * > asterisks > - left, right or centre made no difference - the line appeared. > > That may help you both in future with some other questioner. > > So, my problem is solved by a combination of re-doing and by stumbling on > the cause. > > Many thanks for your help. > > Regards to you both. > > Marcus. > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> "Soft" page breaks are displayed (in Normal view) as a dotted line when >> you >> have nonprinting characters displayed. "Hard" (manual) page breaks are >> displayed in all views as a dotted line with the words "Page Break" in >> the >> center. >> >> But if this dotted line is a border, you may have to remove it from >> several >> successive paragraphs before you get rid of it entirely. >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> "Marcus M" <MarcusM(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:CE5FD454-CB39-4A1A-9370-566EA1DE1D6E(a)microsoft.com... >> > Thank you both for your prompt response. >> > >> > Graham: I have followed the link you sent - it doesn't work for me. >> > >> > Suzanne: I see you as one of the co-authors. I recall I was looking at >> > page >> > breaks when the line first appeared. Does that help? >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Marcus >> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: >> > >> >> That's assuming it's not just a page break. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> >> Words into Type >> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> >> http://word.mvps.org >> >> >> >> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message >> >> news:%23VIAInKqKHA.1552(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> > See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> > >> >> > My web site www.gmayor.com >> >> > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >> >> > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > "Marcus M" <Marcus M @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> > news:7B118D72-BB41-4E37-91B6-EA29A5B702C2(a)microsoft.com... >> >> >>I have just been editing a multi-page word document and something I >> >> >>did >> >> >>has >> >> >> made a dotted line appear. It goes across the page from margin to >> >> >> margin. >> >> >> Whatever I do to try to remove it doesn't seem to work. The line >> >> >> was >> >> >> not >> >> >> in >> >> >> the original so some I assume some key or setting I have touched >> >> >> has >> >> >> done >> >> >> it. >> >> >> >> >> >> The Word I am using is MS Office Word 2007 - something I find is a >> >> >> lot >> >> >> more >> >> >> fiddly than the older version I have used for years. >> >> >> >> >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> >> Thank You. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> > >> >> . >> >
From: MikeB on 9 Feb 2010 16:50 On Feb 9, 3:25 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnh...(a)mvps.org> wrote: > If you had actually read the article Graham referred you to > (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm) and followed the > directions there, then you would already have known this and would long > since have solved the problem. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org > > "Marcus M" <Marc...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:6502EED5-558A-4CA0-97C2-7C7E2261204A(a)microsoft.com... > > > Hello again, > > > The position now is this. > > > I tried again and followed all your recommendations and also went through > > all the Help answers in Word. No success so I did it the hard way, by > > saving > > what I could, retyping the faulty bits and merged them so I now have a 30 > > page story that is as I wrote it. > > > However, doing this I stumbled across what caused the problem. > > > At one point I inserted *** between paragraphs as a marker denoting a > > scene > > change in what I wrote. I centred (UK spelling) the break and immediately > > a > > dotted line appeared. I was able to remove it by clicking on the 'undo > > typing' icon. > > > I experimented further and found that anytime I put in 3 or more * > > asterisks > > - left, right or centre made no difference - the line appeared. > > > That may help you both in future with some other questioner. > > > So, my problem is solved by a combination of re-doing and by stumbling on > > the cause. > > > Many thanks for your help. > > > Regards to you both. > > > Marcus. > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > > >> "Soft" page breaks are displayed (in Normal view) as a dotted line when > >> you > >> have nonprinting characters displayed. "Hard" (manual) page breaks are > >> displayed in all views as a dotted line with the words "Page Break" in > >> the > >> center. > > >> But if this dotted line is a border, you may have to remove it from > >> several > >> successive paragraphs before you get rid of it entirely. > > >> -- > >> Suzanne S. Barnhill > >> Microsoft MVP (Word) > >> Words into Type > >> Fairhope, Alabama USA > >>http://word.mvps.org > > >> "Marcus M" <Marc...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >>news:CE5FD454-CB39-4A1A-9370-566EA1DE1D6E(a)microsoft.com... > >> > Thank you both for your prompt response. > > >> > Graham: I have followed the link you sent - it doesn't work for me. > > >> > Suzanne: I see you as one of the co-authors. I recall I was looking at > >> > page > >> > breaks when the line first appeared. Does that help? > > >> > Regards > > >> > Marcus > >> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > > >> >> That's assuming it's not just a page break. > > >> >> -- > >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill > >> >> Microsoft MVP (Word) > >> >> Words into Type > >> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA > >> >>http://word.mvps.org > > >> >> "Graham Mayor" <gma...(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message > >> >>news:%23VIAInKqKHA.1552(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >> >> > Seehttp://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > >> >> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > >> >> > My web sitewww.gmayor.com > >> >> > Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org > >> >> > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > >> >> > "Marcus M" <Marcus M @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> >> >news:7B118D72-BB41-4E37-91B6-EA29A5B702C2(a)microsoft.com... > >> >> >>I have just been editing a multi-page word document and something I > >> >> >>did > >> >> >>has > >> >> >> made a dotted line appear. It goes across the page from margin to > >> >> >> margin. > >> >> >> Whatever I do to try to remove it doesn't seem to work. The line > >> >> >> was > >> >> >> not > >> >> >> in > >> >> >> the original so some I assume some key or setting I have touched > >> >> >> has > >> >> >> done > >> >> >> it. > > >> >> >> The Word I am using is MS Office Word 2007 - something I find is a > >> >> >> lot > >> >> >> more > >> >> >> fiddly than the older version I have used for years. > > >> >> >> Any help would be appreciated. > > >> >> >> Thank You. > > >> >> . > > >> . Don't know if it is just for me, but both the link in your post and the link in an earlier post gets somewhere, then gets redirected and then shows a 4040 page error (or at least a soft 4040 that Google intercepts).
From: Gordon on 9 Feb 2010 17:25 "MikeB" <mpbrede(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:b3b9b2bc-87be-49a5-b00d-8b8a6a9a30f7(a)x22g2000yqx.googlegroups.com... > > Don't know if it is just for me, but both the link in your post and > the link in an earlier post gets somewhere, then gets redirected and > then shows a 4040 page error (or at least a soft 4040 that Google > intercepts). Works OK here...
From: Terry Farrell on 9 Feb 2010 18:09
Works here too... -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "MikeB" <mpbrede(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:b3b9b2bc-87be-49a5-b00d-8b8a6a9a30f7(a)x22g2000yqx.googlegroups.com... > On Feb 9, 3:25 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnh...(a)mvps.org> wrote: >> If you had actually read the article Graham referred you to >> (http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm) and followed >> the >> directions there, then you would already have known this and would long >> since have solved the problem. >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org >> >> "Marcus M" <Marc...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:6502EED5-558A-4CA0-97C2-7C7E2261204A(a)microsoft.com... >> >> > Hello again, >> >> > The position now is this. >> >> > I tried again and followed all your recommendations and also went >> > through >> > all the Help answers in Word. No success so I did it the hard way, by >> > saving >> > what I could, retyping the faulty bits and merged them so I now have a >> > 30 >> > page story that is as I wrote it. >> >> > However, doing this I stumbled across what caused the problem. >> >> > At one point I inserted *** between paragraphs as a marker denoting a >> > scene >> > change in what I wrote. I centred (UK spelling) the break and >> > immediately >> > a >> > dotted line appeared. I was able to remove it by clicking on the 'undo >> > typing' icon. >> >> > I experimented further and found that anytime I put in 3 or more * >> > asterisks >> > - left, right or centre made no difference - the line appeared. >> >> > That may help you both in future with some other questioner. >> >> > So, my problem is solved by a combination of re-doing and by stumbling >> > on >> > the cause. >> >> > Many thanks for your help. >> >> > Regards to you both. >> >> > Marcus. >> >> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: >> >> >> "Soft" page breaks are displayed (in Normal view) as a dotted line >> >> when >> >> you >> >> have nonprinting characters displayed. "Hard" (manual) page breaks are >> >> displayed in all views as a dotted line with the words "Page Break" in >> >> the >> >> center. >> >> >> But if this dotted line is a border, you may have to remove it from >> >> several >> >> successive paragraphs before you get rid of it entirely. >> >> >> -- >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> >> Words into Type >> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> >>http://word.mvps.org >> >> >> "Marcus M" <Marc...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >>news:CE5FD454-CB39-4A1A-9370-566EA1DE1D6E(a)microsoft.com... >> >> > Thank you both for your prompt response. >> >> >> > Graham: I have followed the link you sent - it doesn't work for me. >> >> >> > Suzanne: I see you as one of the co-authors. I recall I was looking >> >> > at >> >> > page >> >> > breaks when the line first appeared. Does that help? >> >> >> > Regards >> >> >> > Marcus >> >> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: >> >> >> >> That's assuming it's not just a page break. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> >> >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> >> >> Words into Type >> >> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> >> >>http://word.mvps.org >> >> >> >> "Graham Mayor" <gma...(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message >> >> >>news:%23VIAInKqKHA.1552(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >> >> > Seehttp://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm >> >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> >> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> >> >> > My web sitewww.gmayor.com >> >> >> > Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org >> >> >> > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> >> >> > "Marcus M" <Marcus M @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> >> >news:7B118D72-BB41-4E37-91B6-EA29A5B702C2(a)microsoft.com... >> >> >> >>I have just been editing a multi-page word document and something >> >> >> >>I >> >> >> >>did >> >> >> >>has >> >> >> >> made a dotted line appear. It goes across the page from margin >> >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> margin. >> >> >> >> Whatever I do to try to remove it doesn't seem to work. The line >> >> >> >> was >> >> >> >> not >> >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> the original so some I assume some key or setting I have touched >> >> >> >> has >> >> >> >> done >> >> >> >> it. >> >> >> >> >> The Word I am using is MS Office Word 2007 - something I find is >> >> >> >> a >> >> >> >> lot >> >> >> >> more >> >> >> >> fiddly than the older version I have used for years. >> >> >> >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> Thank You. >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> . > > Don't know if it is just for me, but both the link in your post and > the link in an earlier post gets somewhere, then gets redirected and > then shows a 4040 page error (or at least a soft 4040 that Google > intercepts). |