Starting on even page

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Bob

I'm using Heading 2 to format chapter titles. On the style's
Paragraph tab I can set it to start on a new page. I'd like it to
start on an even page, even if that means putting an extra blank page
in the book.

I can add a page break (even page) manually, but I want this to be
part of the style.

Can I do this in Word (I could do it in Describe)? If so, how?

Thanks,
Bob K.
 
Unfortunately, the only way to guarantee an even page is with an Even Page
section break, and there is no way to add a section break to a style. But
see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/InsEvnPgEndChap.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Hi Bob,

Even-page start is a section property rather than a paragraph property, so it
isn't something you can do in the style. But you can do it by making each
chapter a new section and specifying even-page start -- either individually
(Insert-> Break-> Even Page) or throughout the document (File-> Page Setup->
Layout tab-> Section Start-> Even Page).

An alternative approach, perhaps riskier in some ways but cleaner in others, is
to place a *field* at the end of each section except the last, which tests the
current page number and adds a page break if that page is even. Details at:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/InsEvnPgEndChap.htm

BTW, the even page is usually the left-hand page. Are you sure that's what you
mean? If not, change all the 'even's to 'odd's above. (The link given shows
how to force an *odd* page start.)
 
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