Spacing & Section Breaks

Hi,
My first day using the iPad with Pages. Documents imported from Pages '09 desktop mostly look different, for instance:
text starting at the top of a column 2 might shift to the bottom of column 1;
text above a tables might shift to below the table.
I was expecting more similarity between Desktop and iPad versions but perhaps the warning about removing section breaks has quite an effect on layout. What else do you find displays differently?

Goto http://www.apple.com/feedback and let them know you would like to keep section breaks to help preserve the look and feel of your original documents. If you do not let them know, they will never know to fix it.
Jason

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No PDF created when section break used and no data in XML group

I have this issue that Tim Dexter documented on a few years back...
http://blogs.oracle.com/xmlpublisher/output_formats/
"When you are using @section in your template for the commands, 'for-each' or 'for-each-group' (e.g. <?for-each@section: ...?>), then an empty/invalid PDF can be generated if XML data file has no data for that for-each loop."
This is my exact issue. Yet the instructions do not solve my problem completely. I add another section break at the end of my RTF and it gets the page to show...but I get an extra page at the end of all the populated xmls
Is there a way to supress this page?

Hi Jason,
I would like to see your template and data.
You have use @section and add condition to make the no-data page.

Print to PDF from Word 2011 creates problems at section breaks

I have a user trying to create a pdf of his thesis. He created the thesis on Microsoft Word 2011 for Mac, and we use Acrobat 10. It has a number of section breaks where he switches from portrait to landscape and back. When he tries to print to PDF, not only does the thesis get split into an individual document at each section break (annoying, but not a big issue), but when he tries to reassemble the document there is an adjustment in margin and several extra lines of space at the top of each section. I've seen workarounds such as opening the individual sections in Preview and stitching them together that way, but it still leaves the extra space at the beginning of each section break, as well as the adjustment in margin. Has anyone found a workaround for this?
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I had the same problem with a Word document and figured out the problem. Word seems to be spitting out separate PDF documents based on the page setup. So under File -> Page Setup you get a dialog box with the settings for the page, and usually a "Format for" dropdown and a "Paper Size" option. If these setting are not the same for the whole document, Word throws a wobbley and generates a PDF for each page setup.
My solution (works where all of the pages are the same format).
File -> Page Setup
Settings: Choose "Microsoft Word" from the dropdown box
Apply Page Setup settings to: Entire Document.
This will setup up the entire document to use the same page settings, and will fix the problem for those of us who are wanting a document that all has the same page settings. (This won't work if you are mixing page sizes.)

How do I get a section break/page break when the item is greyed out?

I've created an A4 document in word processing mode, with four identical A6 text boxes covering the entire page. Then I've created a second page with four more A6 text boxes so I can print a postcard on both sides of the card. Trouble is, Pages has made two extra text pages that I don't want, the first is linked to Pages 1 and 2, and the second is separate. I can't create a section break or page break because the command is greyed out, so I can't delete page 3. When I try and delete page 4, which is a stand alone page, it also deletes pages 2,3 and 4, leaving me with just page 1!
I don't have any problem with page breaks or section breaks in an ordinary A4 document with just one text box on a page, but I often want to create multiple text boxes and when I do I have always had this problem, ever since Pages was first introduced. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong, please?

Thank you, Yvan, but I've tried that. Firstly, I unchecked the headers and footers tick box in the Inspector because I want the postcards to be exactly A6 size, that is, one quarter of A4. I've tried making the lower two text boxes slightly smaller (which I don't really want to do, because I want them A6 size) but I still can't get the insertion point to appear below the text box – it stays resolutely in the next page and won't go back up to the previous page. Any further ideas? Thank you.

How to change the header and footer in the Section Breaks Next Page using OpenXML?

I have a word document file in which I added a Section Break of Next Page, now I want to change the header and footer of that page.
Scenario of example, I have a doc file which has four pages with headers and footers and added fifth page in the section break next page, I want to change the header and footer of the fifth page only. This is achievable manually by deselecting the Link to Previous
button in the Word Application but I don't know how to change it using XML?
My code that adds the new page in the section breaks is:
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
string path = @"C:\Riyaz\sample.docx";
string strtxt = "Hello This is done by programmatically";
OpenAndAddTextToWordDocument(path,strtxt);
public static void OpenAndAddTextToWordDocument(string filepath, string txt)
using (DocX document = DocX.Load(@"C:\Riyaz\sample.docx"))
document.InsertSectionPageBreak();
Paragraph p1 = document.InsertParagraph();
p1.Append("This is new section");
document.Save();
Please help.

Here is the sample for your reference:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using DocumentFormat.OpenXml;
using DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Packaging;
using DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Wordprocessing;
namespace WordAddNewFooterHeader
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
string path = @"E:\Document\TestHeaderandfooter-Copy.docx";
string strtxt = "OpenXML SDK";
OpenAndAddTextToWordDocument(path, strtxt);
public static void OpenAndAddTextToWordDocument(string filepath, string txt)
// Open a WordprocessingDocument for editing using the filepath.
WordprocessingDocument wordprocessingDocument = WordprocessingDocument.Open(filepath, true);
MainDocumentPart part = wordprocessingDocument.MainDocumentPart;
Body body = part.Document.Body;
//create a new footer Id=rIdf2
FooterPart footerPart2 = part.AddNewPart<FooterPart>("rIdf2");
GenerateFooterPartContent(footerPart2);
//create a new header Id=rIdh2
HeaderPart headerPart2 = part.AddNewPart<HeaderPart>("rIdh2");
GenerateHeaderPartContent(headerPart2);
//replace the attribute of SectionProperties to add new footer and header
SectionProperties lxml = body.GetFirstChild<SectionProperties>();
lxml.GetFirstChild<HeaderReference>().Remove();
lxml.GetFirstChild<FooterReference>().Remove();
HeaderReference headerReference1 = new HeaderReference() { Type = HeaderFooterValues.Default, Id = "rIdh2" };
FooterReference footerReference1 = new FooterReference() { Type = HeaderFooterValues.Default, Id = "rIdf2" };
lxml.Append(headerReference1);
lxml.Append(footerReference1);
//add the correlation of last Paragraph
OpenXmlElement oxl = body.ChildElements.GetItem(body.ChildElements.Count - 2);
ParagraphProperties paragraphProperties1 = new ParagraphProperties();
SectionProperties sectionProperties1 = new SectionProperties() { RsidR = oxl.GetAttribute("rsidR", oxl.NamespaceUri).Value };
HeaderReference headerReference2 = new HeaderReference() { Type = HeaderFooterValues.Default, Id = part.GetIdOfPart(part.HeaderParts.FirstOrDefault()) };
FooterReference footerReference2 = new FooterReference() { Type = HeaderFooterValues.Default, Id = part.GetIdOfPart(part.FooterParts.FirstOrDefault()) };
PageSize pageSize1 = new PageSize() { Width = (UInt32Value)12240U, Height = (UInt32Value)15840U };
PageMargin pageMargin1 = new PageMargin() { Top = 1440, Right = (UInt32Value)1440U, Bottom = 1440, Left = (UInt32Value)1440U, Header = (UInt32Value)720U, Footer = (UInt32Value)720U, Gutter = (UInt32Value)0U };
Columns columns1 = new Columns() { Space = "720" };
DocGrid docGrid1 = new DocGrid() { LinePitch = 360 };
sectionProperties1.Append(headerReference2);
sectionProperties1.Append(footerReference2);
sectionProperties1.Append(pageSize1);
sectionProperties1.Append(pageMargin1);
sectionProperties1.Append(columns1);
sectionProperties1.Append(docGrid1);
paragraphProperties1.Append(sectionProperties1);
oxl.InsertAt<ParagraphProperties>(paragraphProperties1, 0);
body.InsertBefore<Paragraph>(GenerateParagraph(txt, oxl.GetAttribute("rsidRDefault", oxl.NamespaceUri).Value), body.GetFirstChild<SectionProperties>());
part.Document.Save();
wordprocessingDocument.Close();
//Generate new Paragraph
public static Paragraph GenerateParagraph(string text, string rsidR)
Paragraph paragraph1 = new Paragraph() { RsidParagraphAddition = rsidR };
ParagraphProperties paragraphProperties1 = new ParagraphProperties();
Tabs tabs1 = new Tabs();
TabStop tabStop1 = new TabStop() { Val = TabStopValues.Left, Position = 5583 };
tabs1.Append(tabStop1);
paragraphProperties1.Append(tabs1);
Run run1 = new Run();
Text text1 = new Text();
text1.Text = text;
run1.Append(text1);
Run run2 = new Run();
TabChar tabChar1 = new TabChar();
run2.Append(tabChar1);
paragraph1.Append(paragraphProperties1);
paragraph1.Append(run1);
paragraph1.Append(run2);
return paragraph1;
static void GenerateHeaderPartContent(HeaderPart hpart)
Header header1 = new Header();
Paragraph paragraph1 = new Paragraph();
ParagraphProperties paragraphProperties1 = new ParagraphProperties();
ParagraphStyleId paragraphStyleId1 = new ParagraphStyleId() { Val = "Header" };
paragraphProperties1.Append(paragraphStyleId1);
Run run1 = new Run();
Text text1 = new Text();
text1.Text = "";
run1.Append(text1);
paragraph1.Append(paragraphProperties1);
paragraph1.Append(run1);
header1.Append(paragraph1);
hpart.Header = header1;
static void GenerateFooterPartContent(FooterPart fpart)
Footer footer1 = new Footer();
Paragraph paragraph1 = new Paragraph();
ParagraphProperties paragraphProperties1 = new ParagraphProperties();
ParagraphStyleId paragraphStyleId1 = new ParagraphStyleId() { Val = "Footer" };
paragraphProperties1.Append(paragraphStyleId1);
Run run1 = new Run();
Text text1 = new Text();
text1.Text = "";
run1.Append(text1);
paragraph1.Append(paragraphProperties1);
paragraph1.Append(run1);
footer1.Append(paragraph1);
fpart.Footer = footer1;
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Office 2010 mail merge with section breaks printing problem

Afternoon all,
We have an issue and I was wondering if anyelse has come across this and has a solution
Our office staff do many mail merges and once the merge is complete they then can print the whole document with no problems or select one page and do print current page. The problem occurs when trying to print a range i.e. pages 5-7. Once you click print nothing happens, no errors and nothing comes out the printer.
What I have found is that the mail merge is putting in section breaks between each page to seperate them but if I change these to page breaks in the document then I can select pages 5-7 and it prints with no problems.
So the only solution I have found so far is to do a find/replace and find all ^b (section break) and replace with ^m (page break). This is obvioulsy takes more time and is a pain if we have to do this for every mail merge.
I can't find any setting in the mail merge to tell it to use page breaks instead of sections breaks
Has anyone else come across this probem, is it a office bug ???
Any help would be great
Darren

John,
Replying to your posts works just fine. You can choose to reply to either of the other posts & address both in your comments just as you did. I see quite a few threads where the OP (original poster) posts a reply to each & every one who has replied. I think it makes it very difficult to find the actual answers.

I can't delete section breaks in page,

Hi there, this is my first time using sections in Pages. I've tried your online tutorials but I don't seem to be able to combine two sections together, because I can't work out how to delete the section breaks without deleting the document.
The dotted blue line, which I imagine I'm supposed to be fn+delete-ing deletes the substance of the page also. I'm not sure if it makes much difference but the pages I'm working on are only using pictures.
I need to get the sections right for my TOC.
I really appreciate your help. I'm loving my mac, but this bits giving me a headache!
Cheers, S

Hi poolpony
I suspect you have a lot of pictures mixed in with paragraph returns.
When you have a combination of images with the default word wrap on, not quite filling up the width of the page they can interact in unpredictable ways. This can make them pop and disappear when the page they are on disappears from under them.
Select the images and:
+Inspector > Wrap > Object Placement > Floating+
also:
+Inspector > Wrap > uncheck Object Causes Wrap+
Since there are many ways your returns, inline graphics, wrap and section breaks can interact, if you still have problems email me the file by clicking on my blue name and I'll fix it.
Peter

Using iWork 09 Pages I need the first six pages of a document to not be counted as page numbers. I need the seventh page to be numbered as page one. I already know to have a section break between pages 6 and 7 and to use inspector "start at." Not working

In the book I'm formatting, the first page is the title page, the second page is the copyright page, the third through fifth pages are the table of contents, the sixth page is blank, then the text (which I want to number as page one) is the introduction. I have section breaks between the title page, the copyright page, the table of contents, and the introduction. Using the Inspector, Layout, Section, and selecting "Start at" 7 doesn't do anything!

Is is a bit tricky, but it works. On your 6th page (the blank one) go to Insert > Section Break. This will give you a 7th page. Then go to Inspector (blue circle with a white letter i in it) and go to Layout Inspector (2nd tab). Once in thee, go to Section. Check "Start at" and enter the number 1. Then ensure all other toons I there are unchecked.
Then go to Insert, and select Auto Page Numbers. You will find that your 7th page is numbered 1 as you want, but the first six pages will be numbered 1 to 6, which you don't want. But you can then delete the page numbering in that 1st section, leaving your 2nd section, beginning at page 7, numbered as page 1. You'll need to play around a bit as I did, and I would suggest using a test document to play with so you can undo any unwanted actions etc, but with tweaking around, it's doable. This took me ages to sort, so if it works for you, please give me the points :-)

How do I adjust the page orientation in Pages? I want to keep the pages above the section break as portrait, and the ones below I want to change into landscape. Is this possible? I can only get it to be one or the other but not both.

I want to keep the pages above the section break as portrait, and the ones below I want to change into landscape. Is this possible? I can only get it to be one or the other but not both.

The work around is to do two documents, one in portrait format and one in landscape format. When finished export to Pdf. open in Preview by select both files and use Cmd + O or doubleclick. You can now in Previews thumbnail column the pages from one document into the other and then save.
If you have created only one with i.e. all pages in portrait format but with the content for the landscape pages rotated on the pages, you can rotate the pages in Preview. Two ways to get the same result.

Convert 1 single microsoft word document with section breaks to multiple pdf files

I am a windows 7 users. I have a single microsoft word document which contain 1500 pages. These 1500 pages are seperated by sections breaks in the microsoft word. I am trying to convert this word document to multiple pdf files seperated by the section breaks in the Microsoft word. How can I convert the single microsoft word document with section breaks to multiple seperate pdf files?

Acrobat (Adobe PDF Printer and PDFMaker ) doesn't recognize the Section breaks. It never has as far as I am aware. The easiest thing to do is to manually break up a copy of the MS Word Document into the Sections you need and then create the PDFs from those MS Word documents.

How to insert a section break without a page break on Pages 5? Is it possible?

I would like to begin a page with a page-wide paragraph, then continue with multiple columns. Can I insert a section break and stay on the same page, making the second section three columns? I haven't found a way to do that, and it seems it's not that unusual a format? It was easy with Pages 4.

You mean a Layout Break.
This is one simplification in Pages 5.
Just select the paragraphs and change the number of columns in the Format sidebar.
The only problem is vertical and horizontal indents, there are none.
Peter

Section break on occurance of specific XML tag

Hi Guys,
Is here any way to insert a section break on the occurance of a specific tag? I have an xml structure, generated by JDE where freight handling code changes in the middle of an XML structure, and this tag appears only if there is a change in the freight handling code from the pervious record. @ section cannot be used here because the level break is not where i want it to be :-(
Regards
Domnic

alternative route:
http://blogs.oracle.com/xmlpublisher/2007/03/anatomy_of_a_template_iii_page.html

Section Break conflicts with Dynamic Header in RTF which loads XML data

Hi,
I have dynamic header in my rtf file which loads data from XML generated by rdf file.
I have section break on start group of body. but it does not display dynamic header value. If i remove section break then it display dynamic header.
I have to display dynamic header and section break is also required there.
Please give me solution of this issue.
Regards
Farooq
Edited by: user8849418 on Jun 27, 2012 12:05 AM

flyeminent wrote:
However in my particular case, the dynamic list is not known until the user choose to view a table. Then move the call from the getter to the bean's action method.

Is there any way to save an Adobe Acrobat X Pro pdf file as a Word file WITHOUT section breaks?

I need to save (export) several pdf files as Word files. I need the Word files to NOT have section breaks. Is this possible to do? I have tried the options in the Settings (Retain flowing text; Retain page layout) but it does not help.

Actually when thate are saved as Word what you see on the screen is what you get in Word. Where the lines end show as returns so you may have to hand remove all returns to join all parts of a sentence. So there may be section breaks or page breaks that you have to remove.

Why do my line/section breaks disappear ?

Can anyone please help ?
I have been writing a series of practical police law guides called Pocketpolis. There is a free demo available on the iBook store
The problem I'm having is I write the guide using Pages. On my Pages version my line/section breaks work fine however by the time the book gets published, they disappear, leading to a messy appearance.
If anyone wants an example of what I'm talking about, you can download my book. Go to page 4. After the link for "defence" that should be the end of the page however the top of the next page appears at the bottom of page 4, when really it should start afresh on page 5. There is no line or section break, as there is on my Pages version.
Any ideas ?
Thanks
Andy

You should probably also ask in the Pages forum:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/iwork/pages

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