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About Suzanne S. Barnhill
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I've been using Word for Windows since version 2.0 (1992), and the more I learn about it, the more I realize how little I know. But I may know a few things that you don't, and I'll help if I can. I answer many questions every day in Microsoft's peer support newsgroups and as a result have been awarded the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) designation by Microsoft Corporation. You may be able to find the answer to your question at the Word MVPs' FAQ site or at my own Word FAQ site, so please check those first! Please, no questions about VBA (macros), Registry editing, networks, or complex merges, as I have no experience with these aspects of Word, nor do I have any experience with Word for the Mac.

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I have a master's degree in classics (Latin), which is surprisingly helpful, though I no longer teach. The things I am proudest of: Having raised two children to maturity, both Merit Scholars, both college graduates (one a philosophy major!), one Phi Beta Kappa (from Harvard!); having been made a Paul Harris Fellow by my Rotary club; having been designated a Microsoft MVP.

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B.A. (Latin), Agnes Scott College, 1966; M.A. (Classics), Emory University, 1972.

 
   

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Microsoft Word - Printing a Word 2002 Doc


Expert: Suzanne S. Barnhill - 7/11/2009

Question
I am using Word 2002 and am having difficulty printing a document - happens to be a 3 page resume.  When I "print", it prints 5 pages (last 2 are totally blank).  I can't seem to get rid of the last 2 pages whatever I do.  When I go to "print preview", it shows the 2 blank pages and the 1st one (page 4) isn't even accessible - shows no margins at all.  Any help that you could provide would be a tremendous help.  Thank you so much.

Answer
The totally blank page indicates that there is an Odd Page section break after page 3. You'll need to delete that section break and any other empty paragraphs or page breaks that are causing the blank pages.

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BlankPage.htm for general information on getting rid of "blank" pages.

Then see the very last portion of http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WorkWithSections.htm for information on how to delete the section break without messing up the rest of the document.

Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word) 1999-2009

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