A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
It isn't the Header [or Footer] that's the problem -- even though they can be removed the blank page would still be there... it just wouldn't have a Header or Footer :-)
What's causing the problem is that there is an empty paragraph at the top of that page, but it isn't in the Header. It's in the body of the document. It's there purposely because a Table in a Word document must be followed by one. The program automatically generates it & it cannot be deleted. Apparently there is not enough space for it at the bottom of the preceding page so it is being forced to the beginning of a new page.
As I said, though, the empty ¶ cannot be removed but there are a number of adjustments you can make to draw it back onto the previous page. Once that happens the blank page will evaporate.
- One of the most common contributors to this type of issue is that empty ¶s have been used to create vertical space -- a technique which is best avoided for several reasons, this being just one. If you delete one of the empty ¶s, that alone should do it.
- Quite honestly, all empty ¶s should be removed, then create the required spacing between paragraphs by formatting the paragraphs containing text with the Format> Paragraph> Space Before/After attribute. It provides far greater & more manageable control over the flow of the document.
- Since most of the Resumé Templates use Tables you may also be able to alter the Row Height of one or more rows.
- You can lightly reduce either the Top or Bottom Margin [or both].
- Other options include using a smaller font size or tighter line spacing, but those are less recommendable.
- As a last resort, select the ending ¶, then reduce the Font Size to as little as 1 pt.
Regards,
Bob J.