Deleting a blank page in a Word Document

[Dave]

I have a 2 page document ath I am using as a label
template. Originally, it had 2 pages. I now only want one
page and want to delete the second page. Usually I only
print one page of labels and then there is the blank page
that always runs through the printer.
how do I delete the second page?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Am I missing something here? Run the label wizard, pick your label format
and select New document. You'll have a blank one page label 'template'.

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[Jezebel]

Unless your normal.dot has headers and footers. In which case you get a
mess.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Absolutely - normal.dot should not have headers and footers.

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[Dave]

So forget that it is a label format.
In a "normal" Word document if I have a second page which
is blank; how do I delete it?

 

[Jay Freedman]

So forget that it is a label format.
In a "normal" Word document if I have a second page which
is blank; how do I delete it?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Dave,

That depends on why there is a blank page, so you have some investigating to
do.

First turn on nonprinting characters by clicking the ¶ button on the
toolbar. Does the "blank" page contain a series of paragraph marks, possibly
with spaces and tabs? If so, delete them.

Especially in a label document, you may run into this: The first page is
entirely filled with a table (the cells containing labels). The final
paragraph mark, which Word won't let you delete, gets forced onto the second
page. There are a couple of ways to deal with this. The best is usually to
select that final paragraph mark and set its font size to 1 pt (type a 1 in
the size box on the toolbar and press Enter) so it fits on the first page.
Another way is to reduce the size of the bottom margin (in File > Page
Setup), but the printer driver may complain that the margin is outside the
printable area.

If neither of those applies, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/FitCopy.htm.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Display the formatting (CTRL+* or click the ¶ button on the toolbar)
select and delete everything on the second page.
If the problem is caused by a large table, then select the final paragraph
mark and format it at 1pt size.

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[dargill at SX840]

And when the printer complains, use the "ignore" decision.
dsg

: Hi Dave,
:
: That depends on why there is a blank page, so you have some investigating
to
: do.
:
: First turn on nonprinting characters by clicking the ¶ button on the
: toolbar. Does the "blank" page contain a series of paragraph marks,
possibly
: with spaces and tabs? If so, delete them.
:
: Especially in a label document, you may run into this: The first page is
: entirely filled with a table (the cells containing labels). The final
: paragraph mark, which Word won't let you delete, gets forced onto the
second
: page. There are a couple of ways to deal with this. The best is usually to
: select that final paragraph mark and set its font size to 1 pt (type a 1
in
: the size box on the toolbar and press Enter) so it fits on the first page.
: Another way is to reduce the size of the bottom margin (in File > Page
: Setup), but the printer driver may complain that the margin is outside the
: printable area.
:
: If neither of those applies, see
: http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/FitCopy.htm.
:
: --
: Regards,
: Jay Freedman
: Microsoft Word MVP
:
: Dave wrote:
: > So forget that it is a label format.
: > In a "normal" Word document if I have a second page which
: > is blank; how do I delete it?
: >> -----Original Message-----
: >> Absolutely - normal.dot should not have headers and footers.
: >>
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: >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
: >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
: >>
: >> My web site www.gmayor.com
: >>
: >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> Jezebel wrote:
: >>> Unless your normal.dot has headers and footers. In which case you
: >>> get a mess.
: >>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> : >>>> Am I missing something here? Run the label wizard, pick your label
: >>>> format and select New document. You'll have a blank one page label
: >>>> 'template'.
: >>>>
: >>>> --
: >>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
: >>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
: >>>>
: >>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
: >>>>
: >>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> Dave wrote:
: >>>>> I have a 2 page document ath I am using as a label
: >>>>> template. Originally, it had 2 pages. I now only want one
: >>>>> page and want to delete the second page. Usually I only
: >>>>> print one page of labels and then there is the blank page
: >>>>> that always runs through the printer.
: >>>>> how do I delete the second page?
: >>
: >>
: >> .
:
:

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/BlankPage.htm

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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