Header and Footer doesn't show anymore

[Justin]

Whenever I open up a new word document, the header doesn't appear anymore.
The cursor is right at the top, just below the ruler. If I click View, then
Header/Footer, to type in the header, the toolbar shows up and the header box
appears. Then I can click close in the Header/Footer toolbar and the page
looks normal. Basically, how do I show the top and bottom margins when I
open a new document?

 

[Jen]

This is easy to do by accident. Try Tools --> Options --> View --> White
Space Between Pages - this should fix it. You can also try hovering over the
top edge of the page - you may see a funny arrow, which you can click to
expand the white space.

Jen

 

[macropod]

Hi Justin,

The header and footer don't show in 'Normal', 'Web' or 'Outline' views. Try using View|Print Layout from the menu.

Cheers

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macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


| Whenever I open up a new word document, the header doesn't appear anymore.
| The cursor is right at the top, just below the ruler. If I click View, then
| Header/Footer, to type in the header, the toolbar shows up and the header box
| appears. Then I can click close in the Header/Footer toolbar and the page
| looks normal. Basically, how do I show the top and bottom margins when I
| open a new document?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm for an explanation.