> Not necessary. See my reply.
>
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> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "BruceB" <deluxeinformat...[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:523f878d-ae42-44ab-8ace-0b87d3297255[ at ]m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 22, 2:07 pm, "Robert M. Franz (RMF)" <robert.fr...[ at ]mvps.org>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hello Bruce
>
> > BruceB wrote:
> > > I am using a Word 2003 document to track changes to a software
> > > project. Each time a new version of the project is released I want to
> > > insert an empty table at the top of the document for each developer to
> > > summarize their changes from the previous version. I would also like
> > > each table inserted to start on a new page. I have determined that I
> > > should use autotext to do this and have added the table I want to use
> > > as an autotext entry. My autotext entry consists of a table, then a
> > > section break (next page), and then a paragraph mark. However I am
> > > having trouble inserting this autotext at a new page at the beginning
> > > of the document without ending up with paragraph marks I don't need.
> > > The very 'topmost' object in the current document is a table. What I
> > > have to do now to get this to work is to open the document, press ctrl-
> > > home to position cursor at beginning of document, then press enter to
> > > start a new paragraph, then insert my autotext. Is there a way to do
> > > this without having to start a new paragraph at the top of the
> > > document? Also, when I insert my autotext table at the top of the
> > > document, I end up with two paragraph marks at the top of the second
> > > page which I then must delete. Is there a way to prevent these?
> > > Thanks for any help/suggestions.
>
> > I'd probably setup my AutoText to include a heading before the table.
> > And tell the heading (style) to "Page break before" (paragraph
> > property). That way, the document will start with one of these headings..
> > And you should be able to place your cursor before the first character
> > of it and insert the AutoText.
>
> > HTH
> > Robert
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> Hi Robert,
>
> Thanks for your reply. If by 'include a heading' you mean 'add an
> additional line of text', yes, I suppose I could do that but I don't
> really have anything to say there...and if I simply put a blank line
> as a heading I am back where I started :) I could possibly convert
> the top row of the autotext table to a line of text. I will consider
> this.
>
> I think I have managed to get it a little better in that I have
> managed to include only my table and section break (next page) in the
> autotext, leaving off the trailing paragraph mark. I still have to
> cursor to the beginning of the document and manually start a new
> paragraph before inserting my autotext, then go back and delete that
> new paragraph from the top of the second page after inserting the
> autotext. Ah well...life could be worse. Thanks again!
>
> Bruce