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Word 2002 changing footer information different (not odd pages)
Hello, can anyone out there, help me?
I have inherited a much amended document, typed by several different individuals over the years, which is the procedures and policies document for a voluntary company. I have been tasked with changing the footer at the bottom of the page, to reflect the title of that relevant section (which could be that page OR the page(s) previous. I put in section breaks (which the help page advised) to ensure that the footer for page 3 for example, did not change what was on page 1. Unfortunately we were unsure of where exactly to put the section break AND which option to choose - Next Page or Continuous? We selected Next Page but despite choosing this, it still changed the footer information. So that Page 1's footer was the same as Page 3!! Could it be something to do with the document being already formatted (how do I remove them?) or it this a bug with this version of Word? Our only option to date, is to now split the document into individual documents to allow the footer information to reflect the header for that appropriate section, however as it is 105 pages long, this is not the most desired route! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Regards Sue |
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Word 2002 changing footer information different (not odd pages)
If the section titles are formatted with a Heading style (or another
style that is different from the text), you can use a STYLEREF field in the footer to repeat the text from the nearest preceding section title. Sue B wrote: Hello, can anyone out there, help me? I have inherited a much amended document, typed by several different individuals over the years, which is the procedures and policies document for a voluntary company. I have been tasked with changing the footer at the bottom of the page, to reflect the title of that relevant section (which could be that page OR the page(s) previous. I put in section breaks (which the help page advised) to ensure that the footer for page 3 for example, did not change what was on page 1. Unfortunately we were unsure of where exactly to put the section break AND which option to choose - Next Page or Continuous? We selected Next Page but despite choosing this, it still changed the footer information. So that Page 1's footer was the same as Page 3!! Could it be something to do with the document being already formatted (how do I remove them?) or it this a bug with this version of Word? Our only option to date, is to now split the document into individual documents to allow the footer information to reflect the header for that appropriate section, however as it is 105 pages long, this is not the most desired route! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Regards Sue |
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Word 2002 changing footer information different (not odd pages)
Are you remembering, in the new section, to "break the
link" with the previous section - before changing the footer? -----Original Message----- Sue, A STYLEREF field in the footer referencing a Heading style is a handy way of doing this. See STYLEREF field in Word's help. For example, format your policy section title with Heading 1 style. In the footer (you only need one section and one footer) put the field { SYTLEREF "Heading 1" }. Use CTRL+F9 to insert the field brackets and press F9 to display results. As for the current dilema with footers, it sounds like you are set up to display different odd and even footers and "same as previous" is set. If you want to continue with the method you are currently using then toggle off "same as previous" on your header/footer toolbar and reappy the correct page 3 footer text. -- Greg Maxey A peer in "peer to peer" support Rockledge, FL To e-mail, edit out the "w...spam" in Sue B wrote: Hello, can anyone out there, help me? I have inherited a much amended document, typed by several different individuals over the years, which is the procedures and policies document for a voluntary company. I have been tasked with changing the footer at the bottom of the page, to reflect the title of that relevant section (which could be that page OR the page(s) previous. I put in section breaks (which the help page advised) to ensure that the footer for page 3 for example, did not change what was on page 1. Unfortunately we were unsure of where exactly to put the section break AND which option to choose - Next Page or Continuous? We selected Next Page but despite choosing this, it still changed the footer information. So that Page 1's footer was the same as Page 3!! Could it be something to do with the document being already formatted (how do I remove them?) or it this a bug with this version of Word? Our only option to date, is to now split the document into individual documents to allow the footer information to reflect the header for that appropriate section, however as it is 105 pages long, this is not the most desired route! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Regards Sue . |
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