Word '97 - letterhead help

[Jeff Godfrey]

Hi All,

I've spent the last couple of evenings trying to get some letterhead (to be
included as part of a document) to work out properly in Word '97. I've also
spent hours "Googling" for solutions - of which I've found many *partial*
ones, but I can't seem to put it all together. Here are my (fairly simple)
requirements:

1. Page 1 needs a company graphic at the top of the page and some contact
info at the bottom.
2. Page 2 and beyond need the same contact info at the bottom, but no
graphic at the top.

Now, the problems I keep running into:

1. The "width" of the header and footer lines are such that I need about
"0.3" left and right margins (there is a "line" that crosses most of the
page width below the top graphic and above the bottom contact info - to
separate the main page from the top and bottom elements).
2. The main body of all pages should have wider left and right margins
(maybe like 1 inch).
3. Page #2 and beyond need a smaller top margin than page #1, as there is
not top graphic on those pages...

I've been able to get the right info on page 1 and page 2+ using the many
tutorials I've found, but I cannot for the life of me get all of the margins
to work out as needed (*all* margins - left, right, top, and bottom).

It always seems like Word and I are pulling in opposite directions. Is this
really as difficult as it seems?

Thanks for any tips, advice, or words or encouragement...


Jeff Godfrey

 

[Mark Tangard]

Jeff,

Assuming you've already figured out you need to check 'Different
First Page' (in Page Setup), leave the margins all pages at 1
inch, but where you need the 0.3" margin, set both left & right
indents at *negative* 0.7". (You need to do that for all of the
lines (= paragraphs) you want laid out like that.)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/Letterhead.htm

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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[Jeff Godfrey]

Mark,

Thanks for the response. The "negative indents" seem to have been the
ticket on the left and right margins. Now, I think my only remaining
problem is with the top margin (term used loosely). Since page #1 contains
a company graphic at the top (which is not on pages 2+), the "body" part of
the text needs to start lower on page #1 then all subsequent pages. Like
maybe 1.7" down on page #1 and 1" down on all subsequent pages (for
example). Can I "build" this into my letterhead template, or will I be
forced to deal with the differing margin when I actually "arrive" at page #2
when the template is put to use?

Thanks for any more assistance.

Jeff

: Jeff,
:
: Assuming you've already figured out you need to check 'Different
: First Page' (in Page Setup), leave the margins all pages at 1
: inch, but where you need the 0.3" margin, set both left & right
: indents at *negative* 0.7". (You need to do that for all of the
: lines (= paragraphs) you want laid out like that.)
:
: --
: Mark Tangard, Microsoft Word MVP
: Please reply only to the newsgroup, not by private email.
: Note well: MVPs do not work for Microsoft.
: "Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters
:
:
: Jeff Godfrey wrote:
: >
: > Hi All,
: >
: > I've spent the last couple of evenings trying to get some letterhead (to
be
: > included as part of a document) to work out properly in Word '97. I've
also
: > spent hours "Googling" for solutions - of which I've found many
*partial*
: > ones, but I can't seem to put it all together. Here are my (fairly
simple)
: > requirements:
: >
: > 1. Page 1 needs a company graphic at the top of the page and some
contact
: > info at the bottom.
: > 2. Page 2 and beyond need the same contact info at the bottom, but no
: > graphic at the top.
: >
: > Now, the problems I keep running into:
: >
: > 1. The "width" of the header and footer lines are such that I need
about
: > "0.3" left and right margins (there is a "line" that crosses most of the
: > page width below the top graphic and above the bottom contact info - to
: > separate the main page from the top and bottom elements).
: > 2. The main body of all pages should have wider left and right margins
: > (maybe like 1 inch).
: > 3. Page #2 and beyond need a smaller top margin than page #1, as there
is
: > not top graphic on those pages...
: >
: > I've been able to get the right info on page 1 and page 2+ using the
many
: > tutorials I've found, but I cannot for the life of me get all of the
margins
: > to work out as needed (*all* margins - left, right, top, and bottom).
: >
: > It always seems like Word and I are pulling in opposite directions. Is
this
: > really as difficult as it seems?
: >
: > Thanks for any tips, advice, or words or encouragement...
: >
: > Jeff Godfrey

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Again, I would suggest http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/Letterhead.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

 

[Mark Tangard]

See the link Suzanne posted. It deals with this thoroughly.
Material in the First Page Header is independent of the other
headers, so you can bully the text into a smaller space by
adding material (logos, borderless textboxes, etc.) to the
header.

 

[Jeff Godfrey]

Mark and Suzanne,

Thanks for your help. I had found the link provided by Suzanne earlier in
my Googling efforts but for some reason, did not read it thoroughly. I'll
read back over it closer, and hopefully it'll solve my last issues.

Thanks again,

Jeff

: Mark,
:
: Thanks for the response. The "negative indents" seem to have been the
: ticket on the left and right margins. Now, I think my only remaining
: problem is with the top margin (term used loosely). Since page #1
contains
: a company graphic at the top (which is not on pages 2+), the "body" part
of
: the text needs to start lower on page #1 then all subsequent pages. Like
: maybe 1.7" down on page #1 and 1" down on all subsequent pages (for
: example). Can I "build" this into my letterhead template, or will I be
: forced to deal with the differing margin when I actually "arrive" at page
#2
: when the template is put to use?
:
: Thanks for any more assistance.
:
: Jeff
:
: : : Jeff,
: :
: : Assuming you've already figured out you need to check 'Different
: : First Page' (in Page Setup), leave the margins all pages at 1
: : inch, but where you need the 0.3" margin, set both left & right
: : indents at *negative* 0.7". (You need to do that for all of the
: : lines (= paragraphs) you want laid out like that.)
: :
: : --
: : Mark Tangard, Microsoft Word MVP
: : Please reply only to the newsgroup, not by private email.
: : Note well: MVPs do not work for Microsoft.
: : "Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters
: :
: :
: : Jeff Godfrey wrote:
: : >
: : > Hi All,
: : >
: : > I've spent the last couple of evenings trying to get some letterhead
(to
: be
: : > included as part of a document) to work out properly in Word '97.
I've
: also
: : > spent hours "Googling" for solutions - of which I've found many
: *partial*
: : > ones, but I can't seem to put it all together. Here are my (fairly
: simple)
: : > requirements:
: : >
: : > 1. Page 1 needs a company graphic at the top of the page and some
: contact
: : > info at the bottom.
: : > 2. Page 2 and beyond need the same contact info at the bottom, but no
: : > graphic at the top.
: : >
: : > Now, the problems I keep running into:
: : >
: : > 1. The "width" of the header and footer lines are such that I need
: about
: : > "0.3" left and right margins (there is a "line" that crosses most of
the
: : > page width below the top graphic and above the bottom contact info -
to
: : > separate the main page from the top and bottom elements).
: : > 2. The main body of all pages should have wider left and right
margins
: : > (maybe like 1 inch).
: : > 3. Page #2 and beyond need a smaller top margin than page #1, as
there
: is
: : > not top graphic on those pages...
: : >
: : > I've been able to get the right info on page 1 and page 2+ using the
: many
: : > tutorials I've found, but I cannot for the life of me get all of the
: margins
: : > to work out as needed (*all* margins - left, right, top, and bottom).
: : >
: : > It always seems like Word and I are pulling in opposite directions.
Is
: this
: : > really as difficult as it seems?
: : >
: : > Thanks for any tips, advice, or words or encouragement...
: : >
: : > Jeff Godfrey
:
: