WD: Blank Page After Odd Page or Even Page Section Break

In Microsoft Word, if the insertion point is positioned on an odd page and you insert an odd-page section break, a blank page will be generated after the section break. Similarly, if the insertion point is positioned on an even page and you insert an even-page section break, a blank page will be generated after the section break. This behavior occurs because Word for Windows cannot position two odd or two even pages in a row; therefore, it inserts an even or odd page between the pages.

NOTE: These blank pages do not contain headers or footers.

If you insert an odd-page or even-page section break when the insertion point is positioned on an odd/even page, respectively, the resulting blank page will not contain a header or footer. Page number information about the blank page will be displayed in the status bar, and the page will appear as a blank page in print preview; however, you cannot position the insertion point on the blank page in the document.

To place a header or footer on this blank page, insert a manual page break before the section break.

For information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, page 261

"Microsoft Word for the Macintosh User's Guide," version 5.0, page 215

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 51-52, 246-248

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," version 1.x, pages 160- 162, 181-182