WD: Continuous Section Break with Footnotes Causes Page Break

ID: Q94975

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a continuous section break between two footnotes formatted to show at the bottom of the page, the page will incorrectly break at the first footnote reference number below the section break.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, convert the footnotes to appear at the end of the document. To do this, use the procedure appropriate for your version of Word.

Word Versions 6.x and Later

In Word versions 6.x and later, follow these steps:

1. On the Insert menu, click Footnote, and then click Options.

2. Click Convert and make sure that "Convert all footnotes to

   endnotes" is selected.

4. Click Close in the Footnote and Endnote dialog box.

Word 2.x

In Word versions 2.x, follow these steps:

1. On the Insert menu, click Footnote and then click the Options button.

2. Under Place At, select End of Document.

3. Click OK.

4. Click Close in the Footnote and Endnote dialog box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: wrong incorrect hard new extra column columns

Keywords          : kbmacro macword98 winword macword word6 winword2 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH Win95 WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: December 23, 1998