Excel: Page Break Appears in Incorrect Position

Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
Article ID: Q24254

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, if a page break appears between two rows or columns, yet there is room on the printed page for more rows or columns, the following situations may exist:

  1. A manual page break has been set. To remove the manual page break, do the following:

    a. Select any cell in the column to the right of the dotted line or

          select the row beneath the dotted line.
    

    b. From the Options menu, choose Remove Page Break.

  2. A print area or a set of print titles that does not include the entire worksheet has been defined. To remove the print area and/or print titles, do the following:

    a. From the Formula menu, choose Define Name.

    b. If the names Print_Area and/or Print_Titles are listed in the

          box on the left side of the Define Name dialog box, select each
          name and click the Delete button.
    

  3. A column that has a manual page break to the left of it has been hidden. For example, suppose that a manual page break has been set between columns C and D. If column D is then given a column width of zero, D will be hidden, but the dotted page break will still show, now between C and E. If you select column E, you cannot choose Remove Page Break from the Options menu (it appears grey). To remove the page break, do the following:

    a. From the Formula menu, choose Goto.

    b. Enter a reference to any cell in the hidden column. For example,

          enter D1 if column D is hidden.
    

    c. From the Options menu, choose Remove Page Break.


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Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
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