WD: Word Cannot Replace Text With a Section Break

ID: Q136260

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

You cannot replace text with a section break.

Using the Special Button in the Replace Dialog Box

When you click Replace on the Edit menu, move to the Replace With box, and click the Special button, Section Break is not on the list.

Typing the Code for a Section Break (^b)

When you type the code for a section break (^b) into the Replace With box, and then click the Find Next, Replace, or Replace All, Word returns the following error message:

   ^b is not a valid special character for the Replace With box.

CAUSE

This functionality is by design. Word cannot replace text with a section break this way because there is no way to specify which type of section break you want to use.

WORKAROUND

To replace text with a section break, follow these steps:

1. In a new, blank document, insert a section break, and select the type of

   section break that you want to replace the text with--Continuous, Next
   Page, Even Page, or Odd Page.

2. Select the section break and the paragraph mark that immediately follows

it.

3. On the Edit Menu, click Cut.

4. Open the document in which you want to replace text with the section

   break, and click Replace on the Edit menu.

5. In the Find What box, enter the text that will be replaced with the

   section break.

6. Press TAB to move to the Replace With box.

7. Click Special and select Clipboard Contents.

8. Click Find Next or Replace All.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 58-70, 260-261

Additional query words: unable can't partition new page

Keywords          : kbualink97
Version           : 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 7.0a 97 |
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 3, 1998