problems with headers/footers

[Sally]

We have developed new in-house letterhead. It has been done in a header/footer format. However, the header continues on to second page and no one in this office can figure out how to stop the header at the first page. This is a law office and we are ALL ex-WordPerfect users and do not have time to fumble around with this problem every day!! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Bob I]

File, Page Setup, Layout, Headers and Footers, Different First Page

You might want to also keep MS Word Help in mind for future problems
with feature usage.

 

[SALLY]

Obviously, the first thing we tried was MS Word Help - which was no help! And, File, Page, Setup, Layout, etc. does not work. I did exactly what you suggested, saved the letterhead with the blank second page, but when I tried to type a "real" letter of more than two pages, the header carried over to the second page, and the blank page I created following your directions, was pushed to the end. Next

----- Bob I wrote: ----

File, Page Setup, Layout, Headers and Footers, Different First Pag

You might want to also keep MS Word Help in mind for future problems
with feature usage



Sally wrote

 

[Bob I]

I applogize, the method I suggested works with Word 2000. Apparently you
have a different version where the settings don't work the same. Perhaps
you could post the version you are working with and someone else could
assist you through this.

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Sally,

Bob's advice should work in all version of Word.

Make sure your letterhead is placed in the "Different First Page"
header/footer and the Header/Footer is empty. You do not need to save
the document with a second blank page in order for this to work
correctly.

You will need to use the Next/Previous commands on the Header/Footer
toolbar to navigate between the Headers/Footers.

Also if your Header/Footer reflects multiple sections then that may
need to be handled differently. Let us know if this is the case and
we'll provide instructions for that scenario.

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Obviously, the first thing we tried was MS Word Help - which was no

help! And, File, Page, Setup, Layout, etc. does not work. I did
exactly what you suggested, saved the letterhead with the blank second
page, but when I tried to type a "real" letter of more than two pages,
the header carried over to the second page, and the blank page I
created following your directions, was pushed to the end. Next?

----- Bob I wrote: -----

File, Page Setup, Layout, Headers and Footers, Different First Page

You might want to also keep MS Word Help in mind for future problems
with feature usage.

in a header/footer format. However, the header continues on to second
page and no one in this office can figure out how to stop the header
at the first page. This is a law office and we are ALL ex-WordPerfect
users and do not have time to fumble around with this problem every
day!! Any help would be greatly appreciated!