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WD98: Blank Line Placed Between Header and First Line of Text

Article ID: 189760

Article Last Modified on 8/21/2007

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q189760

SYMPTOMS

When a table in the header extends into the document body, a blank line appears between the header and the first line of text.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Word. When a table is inserted or placed in a document, a paragraph mark is always inserted below the table. In addition, a paragraph mark always precedes a table in Word. In this case it is used to store paragraph, section, or document formatting.

WORKAROUND

To avoid having the blank line appear when the document is printed, follow these steps:

On the View menu, click Header/Footer.
Select the paragraph mark at the end of the table in the header. If the paragraph marker in not visible, click the Show/Hide button on the Standard toolbar.
On the Format menu, click Paragraph.
Click the Indents And Spacing tab.
From the Line Spacing list, select Exactly. In the At box, type .01 in or .7 pt and click OK.

The blank line is now very small, making it "invisible."

NOTE: You can format the font as Hidden for that paragraph marker too.

Additional query words: table header head suppress blank

Keywords: kbprb KB189760