"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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If all you're trying to do is leave a header/footer blank (as I gathered
from your electronic whiteout solution),
no, that's the problem - the header (or footer) needs other information
(including page no - except on page 1)
then I don't see how that's setting
up two headers/footers.
they would need to, if they used any of the built-in methods - alas they
wont have to if they simply cover up the page no with a drawing object
You just set up one header/footer, then select
"Different first page," which leaves the First Page Header/Footer blank.
like you see, that's not what i need (which all the built-in functions also
'assume')
I
personally would find it much more fiddling to create an AutoShape and
place
it over the page number (and hope that it stays put).
i did it in under 4 seconds (including erasing the borderline)
Moreover, if the only content of the header/footer will be the page
number,
your best bet is to use the Insert | Page Numbers... feature and clear the
check box for "Show number on first page."
again the same assumptions the features make - but not the case in this
situation
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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"JethroUK©" wrote in message
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i'm not sure about 'unnecessary' (implies it's a long way round), since
it's
quicker/easier than any built-in method to apply - it only has to work
on
my
printer & i'll check it out - thanx
I've pretty well aired the problems with built-in features - requires 2
headers/footers setting up (takes twice as long & is open to
inconsistent
headers/footers)
my students have to complete a 3 hour exam in M.S. Word - in the whole 3
hours they are only allowed 3 typos (accuracy errors) - last thing i
need
is
them to attract an error on this simple issue - i have to minimise the
chances of this happening - the built-in features double their time on
this
objective & at the same time, double their chance of commiting accuracy
errors - so basically, it's a four-fold no-go - hence i considered
adding
a
condition
like i mentioned previously - had any of the built-in features simply
added
a condition to the page numbering it would've been ideal for my
circumstance
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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This won't work on all printers and is quite unnecessary. What is your
objection to using the feature Word has intended for this purpose?
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"JethroUK©" wrote in message
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thanx for all the tips - but i've found a simple solution is to
cover
it
up
with a drawing object )
"Margaret Aldis"
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"garfield-n-odie" wrote in
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Selecting "different first page" does not create a new
section.
then what does it do?
Creates (or rather, gives visibility to) a separate header and
footer
for
the first page of the section or doc. Similarly, 'Different Odd
and
Even'
gives visibility to a separate 'even' header and footer.
i need to use the simplest way to setup headers/footers, but
leave
out
page
numbering on 1 st page - when using built-in methods it sections
off
the
1st
page, so any other header/footer information has to be repeated
in
2nd
page
(section)
You are right that you need to set up the headers and footers in
two
places
if you use different 1st page - but it is confusing to think of
this
as
'sectioning off' - there is no Word Section Break involved. If you
set
this
up in a template it's a once-off copying operation - use temporary
page
breaks so you can see all the headers and footers while you work
on
them,
then delete the page breaks. Thereafter, those headers and footers
will
appear/disappear according to the pages you have and the
'different
first
page' page layout switch.
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