Headers' Link to previous are killing me

[Francois]

Hi. I'm doing a complex Word 2003 document, facing pages,
different Headers & Footers with changes at almost each
section. If I need to edit, particularly if I insert a
one-page section in the middle of the document, Word
automatically messes up all subsequent H&F by moving them
from a left to a right page and linking all of them to
the previous section (I had previously disabled each
individual one manually). Anybody know of a way to
permanently disable this horrible "Let me do it for you"
feature?

Alternatively, do any of you know how to insert a 1 or 2
page section AND get Word to simply cascade all
subsequent H&Fs correctly? Maybe there's a trick here I
don't know about?

Thanks

Francois

 

[Francois]

I found this article (there was a link here) on Working
with sections by Dave Rado giving some clues on
overriding the problem:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WorkWithSections.htm
I am however still looking at some way to permanently
disable this "Link to previous feature" if this is at all
possible.

Thanks

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Francois,

I found this article (there was a link here) on Working
with sections by Dave Rado giving some clues on
overriding the problem:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WorkWithSections.htm
I am however still looking at some way to permanently
disable this "Link to previous feature" if this is at all
possible.

I don't think it's possible.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any
follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

The workaround would be a macro that inserts a new section with the headers
and footers set to unlinked, and using that instead of Insert | Section
Break. If you confirm you are still around, I can probably dig out a macro
someone else wrote, although the code was not that complex, if I remember
correctly.

DM

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Like:

Dim arange As Range
Set arange = ActiveDocument.Range
arange.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
arange.InsertBreak Type:=wdSectionBreakNextPage
With ActiveDocument.Sections(ActiveDocument.Sections.Count)
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).LinkToPrevious = False
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).LinkToPrevious = False
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).LinkToPrevious = False
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).LinkToPrevious = False
End With


--
Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

Well, yes, it was your macro I was going to dig out, though I think a less
comprehensive one. I was having problems finding it anyhow. Thanks very
much, I'll save this one as well.

Dayo