Any way to write-protect certain characters?

[Gary Burton]

I have a long document separated by sections. Others edit the document,
and sometimes they delete the section breaks then save the document. The
messes up all my headers and footers, which depend upon the section marks.

I am hoping there is a way to write-protect the section breaks. I know
that seems unrealistic, but I am hoping to get lucky.

Am I lucky?

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Gary

First, let's try to avoid the problem. Do you really need the section
breaks? Unless you're changing margins, page orientation (landscape to
portrait, or vice versa) or number of columns, you may not need a section
break. If you want a running header, for example, look up Word's help on the
STYLEREF field.

If it's not possible to avoid the problem, then see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ProtectWord2000PlusHeader.htm

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Gary Burton]

Thank youm Shauuna!

My reason for using section breaks is to allow me to change footers
within the document as the topic changes. At that time, I also reset the
page number in the footer.

You didn't mention footers as one of the reasons for using section
breaks, but I can 't think of another way to insure that my footers change
the way I want them to.

I looked up STYLEREF, but it doesn't seem to address the issue I am
concerned about. It is also more advanced than I like to get.

Please comment on the footer issue specifically.

Hi Gary

First, let's try to avoid the problem. Do you really need the section
breaks? Unless you're changing margins, page orientation (landscape to
portrait, or vice versa) or number of columns, you may not need a section
break. If you want a running header, for example, look up Word's help on
the STYLEREF field.

If it's not possible to avoid the problem, then see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ProtectWord2000PlusHeader.htm

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You can change topics in footers using the StyleRef field, assuming that you
have headings for your topic changes. You can do this with or without
section breaks.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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Thank youm Shauuna!

My reason for using section breaks is to allow me to change footers
within the document as the topic changes. At that time, I also reset the
page number in the footer.

You didn't mention footers as one of the reasons for using section
breaks, but I can 't think of another way to insure that my footers change
the way I want them to.

I looked up STYLEREF, but it doesn't seem to address the issue I am
concerned about. It is also more advanced than I like to get.

Please comment on the footer issue specifically.

 

[Gary Burton]

Thank you!

You can change topics in footers using the StyleRef field, assuming that
you have headings for your topic changes. You can do this with or without
section breaks.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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