Word: paragraph exactly duplicates itself - even if you change it! XP 4

[NorthNone]

Not a Word wizard, so please bear with me. I've inherited a Word document where one paragraph is duplicated immediately beneath itself. Changes to the first are immediately reflected in its duplicate. This only shows in print layout view, not in other views and it does not print the duplicate.
From the Twilight Zone,
NorthNone

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." - Helen Keller

 

[NorthNone]

The two-bit answer to the million dollar question is that the ghost paragraph continues to haunt the document after it returned from HTML-land :-(

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." - Helen Keller

 

[NorthNone]

I found a fix in an unlikely spot: I went to the Reviewing toolbar, accepted all changes, and the problem went away.
Of course all the review history went away as well. When I accepted the changes one by one, I lost a few screen shots somehow.
THANKS to everyone who took time to help me with this. I would have given up without your encouragement.
Gratefully,
NorthNone

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." - Helen Keller

 

[tf1]

OMG that simple (when you get told)!

I guess that you accidentally toggled on Track Changes during editing at some point.


Regards: tf1

 

[fumei]

If this was the case, and if you have a copy of the original with a ghost, try this:

On the Reviewing toolbar, which is it:

Final Showing Markup

OR

Final

?????

faq219-2884

Gerry
My paintings and sculpture

 

[NorthNone]

fumei: The problem was there in both Final Showing Markup and in Final.

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." - Helen Keller