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| − | * First make sure that there's really not any extra content. Type | + | * First make sure that there's really not any extra content. Type {{key|Ctrl|End}} then press {{key|Backspace}} until you get back to your content. |
If you still have problems, try the step below: | If you still have problems, try the step below: | ||
| − | * Choose | + | * Choose {{menu|View|Non-printing Characters}} from the pull down menus (so that the choice is checked). This will allow you to see if there is a special control character (a page break character), that is pushing the page over to another sheet. Locate that character and delete it (after making a backup of your file). Afterward, you probably want to go back into the View menu and turn off viewing non-printing characters. If you leave this choice selected, the print dialog will prompt you to print or not print these characters. |
If the blank page persists, try the next step: | If the blank page persists, try the next step: | ||
| − | * In '''rare''' cases, playing around with the | + | * In '''rare''' cases, playing around with the {{menu|Insert|Manual Break}} feature using a change of page style can cause 'ghost' pages. These are pages that have no apparent content, no hidden characters, and cannot hold a text cursor. In the case tested, these 'ghost' pages were removed by the following procedure: |
| − | #From the pulldown menus, select View | + | #From the pulldown menus, select {{menu|View|Online Layout}} (on some versions this is {{menu|View|Web Layout}}) |
#Scroll through your document. The 'ghost' pages should not appear. | #Scroll through your document. The 'ghost' pages should not appear. | ||
| − | #Select View | + | #Select {{menu|View|Online Layout}} again (this deselects the choice). The 'ghost' pages should not return. |
If the blank page is still there, try this: | If the blank page is still there, try this: | ||
| − | * Another possible cause of a blank page at the end of a document can occur if the content goes right to the bottom of the last non-blank page. It's possible that the last paragraph mark in the document has too large a font size to fit at the bottom of the page. Put your cursor at the top of the blank page (click with your mouse, or type | + | * Another possible cause of a blank page at the end of a document can occur if the content goes right to the bottom of the last non-blank page. It's possible that the last paragraph mark in the document has too large a font size to fit at the bottom of the page. Put your cursor at the top of the blank page (click with your mouse, or type {{key|Ctrl|End}}), and look at the font size in the formatting toolbar. If you see a large number (a large font size), change it to a small number, for example if it's set to 22 points try 10 points, or 8 points. AOO Writer saves enough room for a character of the specified font size on the empty line, even if you have no content on the line. |
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 22 July 2022
I have a blank page in my word processing document. All of my content seems to fit on the previous page. How do I get rid of this extra page?
- First make sure that there's really not any extra content. Type Ctrl + End then press ← Backspace until you get back to your content.
If you still have problems, try the step below:
- Choose View → Non-printing Characters from the pull down menus (so that the choice is checked). This will allow you to see if there is a special control character (a page break character), that is pushing the page over to another sheet. Locate that character and delete it (after making a backup of your file). Afterward, you probably want to go back into the View menu and turn off viewing non-printing characters. If you leave this choice selected, the print dialog will prompt you to print or not print these characters.
If the blank page persists, try the next step:
- In rare cases, playing around with the Insert → Manual Break feature using a change of page style can cause 'ghost' pages. These are pages that have no apparent content, no hidden characters, and cannot hold a text cursor. In the case tested, these 'ghost' pages were removed by the following procedure:
- From the pulldown menus, select View → Online Layout (on some versions this is View → Web Layout)
- Scroll through your document. The 'ghost' pages should not appear.
- Select View → Online Layout again (this deselects the choice). The 'ghost' pages should not return.
If the blank page is still there, try this:
- Another possible cause of a blank page at the end of a document can occur if the content goes right to the bottom of the last non-blank page. It's possible that the last paragraph mark in the document has too large a font size to fit at the bottom of the page. Put your cursor at the top of the blank page (click with your mouse, or type Ctrl + End ), and look at the font size in the formatting toolbar. If you see a large number (a large font size), change it to a small number, for example if it's set to 22 points try 10 points, or 8 points. AOO Writer saves enough room for a character of the specified font size on the empty line, even if you have no content on the line.
