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From: katko on 19 Apr 2010 23:44
I have a document with mixed pages - the first part is Portrait and the
second part Landscape. I want my page numbers to all be at the bottom when
the document is bound as a book. I figured out (to my delight) how to get
the footer in and I can manually put an accent line...and I was able to
remove the text for the footers I already had. However, the accent line from
my original footer still runs across the long edge of my page. I really need
to get rid of this! I can't seem to select it - when I click on it, I get a
cursor like I was on a horizontal line of a table. Aaargh! So close!
From: katko on 20 Apr 2010 00:06
Sorry - in my zeal to solve the mystery, I forgot some important info. I'm
using Word 2007. I originally created my footer using (I believe) Page
Number -> Bottom of Page -> Accent Bar 2. I'm wondering if I need to create
a brand new file and start over with page numbering. I'm nervous - it's
really six documents with a LOT of formatting and work that I can't afford to
lose. I'd rather rig it with white boxes covering the footing, publish to
PDF, and call it a day. Ideally, though, I would really like to do it right
for efficient long term use.
From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP on 20 Apr 2010 00:54
In the Editing section of the home tab of the ribbon, use the Select
pulldown and from it select the "Select Objects" item. You should then be
able to select and delete the line.

Or, see the article "There is a line in my document that I can't delete
because I can't select it. How did it get there, and what can I do about
it?” at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

"katko" <katko(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E7788282-4D3F-447B-9D01-E18D9266EFDF(a)microsoft.com...
> Sorry - in my zeal to solve the mystery, I forgot some important info.
> I'm
> using Word 2007. I originally created my footer using (I believe) Page
> Number -> Bottom of Page -> Accent Bar 2. I'm wondering if I need to
> create
> a brand new file and start over with page numbering. I'm nervous - it's
> really six documents with a LOT of formatting and work that I can't afford
> to
> lose. I'd rather rig it with white boxes covering the footing, publish to
> PDF, and call it a day. Ideally, though, I would really like to do it
> right
> for efficient long term use.

From: katko on 24 Apr 2010 12:01
Thanks for your efforts to help. I tried that (and tried again after reading
your post) but I'm quite sure it's not an object. I'm really familiar with
lines that are objects, even the ones that "magically" appear when you use
repeated hyphens or underscores. This did not happen.

When I created my page numbering, I chose a form with "Accent Bar" in the
title. When I try to remove the page numbering and/or the footer, the accent
bar remains. With "Select Objects" it acts like nothing is there. I can
click all around and on it, but nothing selects (unlike when I select an
actual object). The only way I can get its attention is to have the i-bar
and then mouse over it - it changes the cursor to two horizontal lines with
an arrow above and below and allows me to move it vertically. This reminds
me of sizing a row in a table.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

> In the Editing section of the home tab of the ribbon, use the Select
> pulldown and from it select the "Select Objects" item. You should then be
> able to select and delete the line.
>
> Or, see the article "There is a line in my document that I can't delete
> because I can't select it. How did it get there, and what can I do about
> it?” at:
>
> http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> services on a paid consulting basis.
>
> Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
>
> "katko" <katko(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E7788282-4D3F-447B-9D01-E18D9266EFDF(a)microsoft.com...
> > Sorry - in my zeal to solve the mystery, I forgot some important info.
> > I'm
> > using Word 2007. I originally created my footer using (I believe) Page
> > Number -> Bottom of Page -> Accent Bar 2. I'm wondering if I need to
> > create
> > a brand new file and start over with page numbering. I'm nervous - it's
> > really six documents with a LOT of formatting and work that I can't afford
> > to
> > lose. I'd rather rig it with white boxes covering the footing, publish to
> > PDF, and call it a day. Ideally, though, I would really like to do it
> > right
> > for efficient long term use.
>
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 24 Apr 2010 13:01
I've inserted the Accent Bar 2 page number, and the only bar I see is a pipe
character between the page number and the word "Page." I have to say I don't
understand this format in the first place: why have the word "Page" *after*
the number and why formatted as yellow? It's a dead-stupid design in the
first place.

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

"katko" <katko(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2E74176C-9EE3-4295-8176-E8EC54E0A0AA(a)microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your efforts to help. I tried that (and tried again after
> reading
> your post) but I'm quite sure it's not an object. I'm really familiar
> with
> lines that are objects, even the ones that "magically" appear when you use
> repeated hyphens or underscores. This did not happen.
>
> When I created my page numbering, I chose a form with "Accent Bar" in the
> title. When I try to remove the page numbering and/or the footer, the
> accent
> bar remains. With "Select Objects" it acts like nothing is there. I can
> click all around and on it, but nothing selects (unlike when I select an
> actual object). The only way I can get its attention is to have the i-bar
> and then mouse over it - it changes the cursor to two horizontal lines
> with
> an arrow above and below and allows me to move it vertically. This
> reminds
> me of sizing a row in a table.
>
> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
>
>> In the Editing section of the home tab of the ribbon, use the Select
>> pulldown and from it select the "Select Objects" item. You should then
>> be
>> able to select and delete the line.
>>
>> Or, see the article "There is a line in my document that I can't delete
>> because I can't select it. How did it get there, and what can I do about
>> it?” at:
>>
>> http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CantGetRidOfLine.htm
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
>> services on a paid consulting basis.
>>
>> Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
>>
>> "katko" <katko(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E7788282-4D3F-447B-9D01-E18D9266EFDF(a)microsoft.com...
>> > Sorry - in my zeal to solve the mystery, I forgot some important info.
>> > I'm
>> > using Word 2007. I originally created my footer using (I believe) Page
>> > Number -> Bottom of Page -> Accent Bar 2. I'm wondering if I need to
>> > create
>> > a brand new file and start over with page numbering. I'm nervous -
>> > it's
>> > really six documents with a LOT of formatting and work that I can't
>> > afford
>> > to
>> > lose. I'd rather rig it with white boxes covering the footing, publish
>> > to
>> > PDF, and call it a day. Ideally, though, I would really like to do it
>> > right
>> > for efficient long term use.
>>
>

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