Multi-part layouts and Richtext ?

[WJ]

MS/Word 2003.

I have to do a static form using mail-merge and MS/Word 2003, the document
must be saved as "xml" format. This part works in c#. The Word document
consists of several pages depend on how large the RichText database field
is. The 1st page consists of 3 parts as depicted below (P#1): Graphic,
RichText article, and Page footnote (date & author). The 2nd page is nothing
more than a holder of the large RichText field that spills over from the 1st
page. The requirement is:

1. Print the 1st page with Graphic and partial RichText field.
2. Any leftover from the richtext field must be spilled over to the 2nd page
without overlapping the footer of the 1st page.
3. All pages must have border lines (asterisk as sample). This works OK.

I could not cause this to happen manually via MS/Word 2003. The extra
RichText article run over the "footnote", hence covers the entire Date and
Author name region.

Bottom line: I need to know how to stop richtext data immediately before the
asterisk line (footer) shown in the sample form below and carry the rest of
the RichText field to the 2nd page. This is a static form. The reason I want
to use MS/Word because it is capable of saving the entire document to XML
format, which is very good for data transport. The form involves more in
reality.


My Simple Static form layout:

****************************
* Graphic Section *
****************************
* Long Richtext document is *
* here and spills over to *
* next page without *
* covering the page border *
* lines. *
************Footer***********
* Date: mm/dd/yy Author *
***********P#1**************

****************************
* RichText continues... *
* ... *
* ... *
* ... *
* ... *
***********P#2**************

Thanks,

John