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Can't get rid of section breaks...

Anonymous
2023-11-28T18:21:09+00:00

When I convert from a pdf to word, and try to change the font from New Times to Calibri...it adds all these section breaks I can't get rid of... any suggestions?

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Charles Kenyon 167.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2023-11-28T19:42:45+00:00

Conversion from pdf, opening a pdf document for editing in Word often adds unneeded section breaks as a part of the conversion process. PDF format is looking at margin changes (which require section breaks) rather than Indent changes (which are paragraph formatting). This is true of converting from any non-Word format.

Margins and Indents in Word

Try creating a new document, pasting your content as plain text, and doing formatting using styles.

The Importance of Styles in Microsoft Word

If you would like, save a sample document with the problem on OneDrive or DropBox and post a view or share link to it here.

Why a sample file is important for troubleshooting - - - - - - - and how to do it.

I or someone else will take a look at it and give you step-by-step pointers.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-28T18:57:45+00:00

    Dear Kent Stark,

    Good day!

    Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist. We are looking into your situation, and we will update the thread shortly.

    Appreciate your patience and understanding and thank for your time and cooperation.

    Sincerely,

    Waqas Muhammad

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