Letterhead

[Montehall]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Power PC

I am trying to setup a letterhead with a header and a footer on the first page only. Currently I end up with the header on all pages. Can anyone suggest where I change my setting in word 2008 to allow pages 2 onword to have no header and footer?

Currently I am mystified.

 

[CyberTaz]

Although it may appear to be oriented toward PC Word the technique is the
same - just the dialog & keystrokes have been changed to protect the
innocent

http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm

Let us know the specifics if you have any questions.

 

[Montehall]

CyberTaz thankyou for the quick response. Actually I had the link you provided to me already. As you mentioned the post is PC word oriented.

Currently every page has a letterhead top and bottom. The "Setting up Letter Templates" says on page 5 in paragraph #3 under page setup, under Headers and footers check to box for "Different first Page"".

When I do this in Word 2008, I place the cursor on the second page, then go file, page setup, settings, Microsoft Word, apply page settings to this point forward, Margins, layout, Different first page,checked.

I end up with the header and footer on page one and page 2 with starting page 3 no letterhead/ header and footer.

I have tried different ways but can't get the header and footer on just the first page.

Suggestions?

 

[CyberTaz]

Based on the way your problem is worded I get the impression that you're
starting of with too many pages

Beginning with a new blank doc go to View> Header and Footer to set up the
H/F you want on all pages but the first - the tricky thing is that your
first page doesn't yet exist. With the header for pages 2+ done (or with no
content if you prefer) you can just go to the Header & Footer section of the
Formatting Palette to check the box for Different First Page.

Anything you've included so far will disappear when you do - don't worry
about it. The blue tab that used to read Header will now read as First Page
Header & the template will remember what the 2nd/successive pages should
have if needed. You can now add the content you want to have in your first
page letterhead. You won't see your 2nd page Header/Footer because your
template *should not* have a 2nd page. However, when you create a new doc
based on your template the first page will have the letterhead content. If
the doc goes on for more than one page the additional pages will
automatically inherit the "invisible" 2nd page Header/Footer.

Like Suzanne states in the article, the process is counterintuitive because
you have to create the H/F for the following pages before you create the H/F
for the *first* page and your template will have only one page. Once you can
wrap your head around that it's really a rather simple game

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac