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From: Office User on 1 Jun 2010 11:41
Good Morning,

Working in '03. Trying to build a fresh template for a document that has
been re-invented so many times it looks like, well I don't know what it looks
like. Having trouble keeping the headers and page numbering fluid/consecutive
across section breaks, so was considering trying to build the document just
using page breaks (control + enter) instead.

The problem: Text is formatted into two columns, graphics as one column
(entire page width). When I highlight text and format to two columns,
automatically plcaes a section break.

Entire document will likely only be 10-12 pages, but will serve as a
template for an ongoing monthly report (so obviously want to be able to
change the month in the header on page one and not have to change others in
different sections).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 1 Jun 2010 11:52
Section breaks are required if you change the number of columns, as columns
are a section property.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Office User" <OfficeUser(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D563D826-7DB1-4A47-A368-0AAAA40C3666(a)microsoft.com...
> Good Morning,
>
> Working in '03. Trying to build a fresh template for a document that has
> been re-invented so many times it looks like, well I don't know what it
> looks
> like. Having trouble keeping the headers and page numbering
> fluid/consecutive
> across section breaks, so was considering trying to build the document
> just
> using page breaks (control + enter) instead.
>
> The problem: Text is formatted into two columns, graphics as one column
> (entire page width). When I highlight text and format to two columns,
> automatically plcaes a section break.
>
> Entire document will likely only be 10-12 pages, but will serve as a
> template for an ongoing monthly report (so obviously want to be able to
> change the month in the header on page one and not have to change others
> in
> different sections).
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>

From: CyberTaz on 1 Jun 2010 12:51
Additional to Suzanne's reply: There's no reason the same header can't run
continuously through the entire document regardless of the number of
sections. In fact, that's the default behavior. IOW, section breaks simply
allow the change, they don't require it as long as the properties are
correctly specified.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 6/1/10 11:41 AM, in article
D563D826-7DB1-4A47-A368-0AAAA40C3666(a)microsoft.com, "Office User"
<OfficeUser(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
> Working in '03. Trying to build a fresh template for a document that has
> been re-invented so many times it looks like, well I don't know what it looks
> like. Having trouble keeping the headers and page numbering fluid/consecutive
> across section breaks, so was considering trying to build the document just
> using page breaks (control + enter) instead.
>
> The problem: Text is formatted into two columns, graphics as one column
> (entire page width). When I highlight text and format to two columns,
> automatically plcaes a section break.
>
> Entire document will likely only be 10-12 pages, but will serve as a
> template for an ongoing monthly report (so obviously want to be able to
> change the month in the header on page one and not have to change others in
> different sections).
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

From: Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com on 1 Jun 2010 17:22
CyberTaz, what you say is only true for simple documents. Header/footer
behavior is complicated and difficult to troubleshoot in complex documents
unless you know quite a lot about them.
If you have front matter that has no or different header/footers, then the
first main content section header/footers will likely be changed to unlink
it from the front matter header/footer and they may be set for different
first page. A new section after that will duplicate the settings of the
first main section, including page number settings. If the new section is a
continuous section break that does not cross pages, you may only see its
effect on later pages. These things can result in restarted page numbers,
duplicate page numbers, wrong text or text placement, and so forth. They are
often not noticed until the document is nearly ready for printing. Been
there.

Office User, you can learn more about headers and footers here:
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

The key is to know what to check for (link to previous, header/footer type,
and page number setting) to either prevent problems or fix them.

Pam

CyberTaz wrote:
>Additional to Suzanne's reply: There's no reason the same header can't run
>continuously through the entire document regardless of the number of
>sections. In fact, that's the default behavior. IOW, section breaks simply
>allow the change, they don't require it as long as the properties are
>correctly specified.
>
>Regards |:>)
>Bob Jones
>[MVP] Office:Mac
>
>On 6/1/10 11:41 AM, in article
>D563D826-7DB1-4A47-A368-0AAAA40C3666(a)microsoft.com, "Office User"
><OfficeUser(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Good Morning,
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

--
Message posted via http://www.officekb.com

From: Stefan Blom on 2 Jun 2010 05:50
But, by default, as you create new sections, headers (footers) will be linked to
their respective "neighbors" in the preceding sections.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
(Message posted via msnews.microsoft.com)



"Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com" <u43222(a)uwe> wrote in message
news:a8e4abf464b4a(a)uwe...
> CyberTaz, what you say is only true for simple documents. Header/footer
> behavior is complicated and difficult to troubleshoot in complex documents
> unless you know quite a lot about them.
> If you have front matter that has no or different header/footers, then the
> first main content section header/footers will likely be changed to unlink
> it from the front matter header/footer and they may be set for different
> first page. A new section after that will duplicate the settings of the
> first main section, including page number settings. If the new section is a
> continuous section break that does not cross pages, you may only see its
> effect on later pages. These things can result in restarted page numbers,
> duplicate page numbers, wrong text or text placement, and so forth. They are
> often not noticed until the document is nearly ready for printing. Been
> there.
>
> Office User, you can learn more about headers and footers here:
> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm
>
> The key is to know what to check for (link to previous, header/footer type,
> and page number setting) to either prevent problems or fix them.
>
> Pam
>
> CyberTaz wrote:
>>Additional to Suzanne's reply: There's no reason the same header can't run
>>continuously through the entire document regardless of the number of
>>sections. In fact, that's the default behavior. IOW, section breaks simply
>>allow the change, they don't require it as long as the properties are
>>correctly specified.
>>
>>Regards |:>)
>>Bob Jones
>>[MVP] Office:Mac
>>
>>On 6/1/10 11:41 AM, in article
>>D563D826-7DB1-4A47-A368-0AAAA40C3666(a)microsoft.com, "Office User"
>><OfficeUser(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Good Morning,
>>>
>>[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
>>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.officekb.com
>


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