use the first sentence as header in word 2000

Can this be done without the use af style etc? Simply use a
field/fieldswitch in the header to pick the first sentence on every page an
use it as a header?
arne

no.


"arne" wrote in message
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Can this be done without the use af style etc? Simply use a
field/fieldswitch in the header to pick the first sentence on every page
an
use it as a header?
arne

No, but a StyleRef field will pick up a character style. You could create a
character style (which need not be any different from the Default Paragraph
Font) and apply it to the first sentence on the page. You'd have to do this
when editing was complete and you were sure pagination wouldn't change. It
seems rather pointless, though, since it would mean you'd have the same text
twice at the top of the page.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"arne" wrote in message
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Can this be done without the use af style etc? Simply use a
field/fieldswitch in the header to pick the first sentence on every page
an
use it as a header?
arne

Occurs to me you could be a little smarter still. Since StyleRef picks up
the first instance on the page (unless you tell it otherwise) you could
format the first sentence of *every* paragraph with a tag style. Then it
wouldn't matter if the pagination changed.

You can use find and replace to select the first sentence of every
paragraph, and replace with the 'find what' text, style X.




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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No, but a StyleRef field will pick up a character style. You could create
a
character style (which need not be any different from the Default
Paragraph
Font) and apply it to the first sentence on the page. You'd have to do
this
when editing was complete and you were sure pagination wouldn't change. It
seems rather pointless, though, since it would mean you'd have the same
text
twice at the top of the page.

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

"arne" wrote in message
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Can this be done without the use af style etc? Simply use a
field/fieldswitch in the header to pick the first sentence on every page
an
use it as a header?
arne

I interpreted "first sentence on the page" as not being identical to "first
sentence of the first paragraph beginning on the page," but what you say is
true if that would suit the OP's purposes.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Jezebel" wrote in message
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Occurs to me you could be a little smarter still. Since StyleRef picks up
the first instance on the page (unless you tell it otherwise) you could
format the first sentence of *every* paragraph with a tag style. Then it
wouldn't matter if the pagination changed.

You can use find and replace to select the first sentence of every
paragraph, and replace with the 'find what' text, style X.




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
No, but a StyleRef field will pick up a character style. You could
create
a
character style (which need not be any different from the Default
Paragraph
Font) and apply it to the first sentence on the page. You'd have to do
this
when editing was complete and you were sure pagination wouldn't change.
It
seems rather pointless, though, since it would mean you'd have the same
text
twice at the top of the page.

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

"arne" wrote in message
...
Can this be done without the use af style etc? Simply use a
field/fieldswitch in the header to pick the first sentence on every
page
an
use it as a header?
arne