Paragraph Border Displays and Prints Across Page Breaks

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q115172
2.x 6.00 6.00a 6.00c 7.00 7.00a 97 Windows kbusage

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Paragraph borders appear cut off when applied to a paragraph that begins at the bottom of a page and continues at the top of the next page. The borders are cut off when viewing the document in page layout or print preview and when printing the document.

CAUSE

By design, borders are a paragraph property that flows with the paragraph. When a paragraph formatted with a box border continues onto the second page, the top border appears over the first line of the paragraph at the bottom of the first page, and the bottom border appears at the end of the paragraph on the subsequent page.

WORKAROUND

Method 1: Move the bordered paragraph so that it fits on one page: 

          a. Position the insertion point anywhere in the paragraph.

          b. From the Format menu, choose Paragraph.

          c. Word 97: Select the Line and Page Breaks tab. Under
             Pagination, select Keep Lines Together. Click OK.

             Word 6.0-7.0: Select the Text Flow tab. Under Pagination,
             select Keep Lines Together. Click OK.

             Word 2.0: Under Pagination, select Keep Lines Together. Click
             OK.
Method 2: Insert a paragraph mark just before the page breaks, then format 
          each paragraph with a box border.
Method 3: Word 6.0, 7.0, 97: Place the text in a table cell formatted to 
          break across pages. Place the border around the table cell.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory:
Additional reference words: winword2 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c 6.00
word6 winword 6.00c 6.00a 6.00c 7.00a 7.00 word97
missing top bottom left right middle winword
Version : 2.x 6.00 6.00a 6.00c 7.00 7.00a
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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