I edit in Print Layout view. I don't know whether it's pertinent or not.
HOWEVER, it's been MONTHS and WE'RE STILL SITTING HERE LIKE IDIOTS wondering WHAT IS MICROSOFT DOING, if anything, about this horrible problem?!?
I have no information beyond what I have already posted. Microsoft has filed the issue mentioned in the other thread as a bug and it is being investigated.
How fast an issue will be fixed will depend on many factors. My guess is that some of these factors are how serious the issue is, how many users are affected etc. Exactly how priorities are made has not been shared with the group of Microsoft MVPs.