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markaaronky1390
Jan 16, 2024Copper Contributor
Simply cannot delete a section break. It is impossible. Cannot be done. Please prove me wrong.
So I was introduced to section breaks as a means of getting page numbering up-to-spec for book I've written (roman. numerals in the front material, arabic numerals in the book itself). I'm using the ...
markaaronky1390
Jan 17, 2024Copper Contributor
Thanks so much for the reply. I've tried your suggestions. I had to combine them with some help from the Kindle forum and I think you and the others have led me to a solution.
I cannot find anyway to see draft mode and word help doesn't say anything about it so I couldn't go that route, I also tried putting the cursor before the break but hitting delete there just deleted the text before the break.
What ended up solving it was shutting down word, rebooting my computer, then re-opening the document and placing a few letters immediately before the section break. THEN, FINALLY, I could select both the new letters AND the section break. I'm not making this up... before rebooting the section break was never selectable.
So problem solved, though I am very wary of section breaks now. I need them, but man...
Anyway, thank you so much for the response!
I cannot find anyway to see draft mode and word help doesn't say anything about it so I couldn't go that route, I also tried putting the cursor before the break but hitting delete there just deleted the text before the break.
What ended up solving it was shutting down word, rebooting my computer, then re-opening the document and placing a few letters immediately before the section break. THEN, FINALLY, I could select both the new letters AND the section break. I'm not making this up... before rebooting the section break was never selectable.
So problem solved, though I am very wary of section breaks now. I need them, but man...
Anyway, thank you so much for the response!
Charles_Kenyon
Feb 20, 2024Bronze Contributor
Sorry for the late response.
- You can view in Draft mode by choosing that under the View tab.
- Sections are a key part of how Word handles more complex documents, and yes, it can get confusing. Here are some resources that you should bookmark: