I created a great header in Word, now I can't change it. Why? Each time I enter the header the cursor will not allow me to highlight items (for deletion), or add items anywhere but in the upper left corner. Every time I try to place the cursor somewhere it quickly disappears and reappears in the upper left corner. Has anyone else had this problem?
That can make it a bit difficult to get hold of. You will have to use lots
of ingenuity.
If you can manage to delete whatever is "in front" of it, then you will be
able to select it.
Alternatively, the item concerned is not in the header at all, it just looks
as if it is.
Try switching to Draft view. If you can still see it in Draft view, it's
not actually in either the header or the footer, it's in the text.
Turn your Show/Hide button on, so you can see the non-printing characters.
That will enable you to see what you are doing better.
Cheers
On 22/09/08 2:44 AM, in article 59b5a...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"such...@officeformac.com" <such...@officeformac.com> wrote:
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John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia. mailto:jo...@mcghie.name
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 9/21/08 1:14 PM, in article 59b5a...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
Text in the Header/Footer layer can be in only 3 places: the Header text
box, the Footer text box, or some other text box you have to create. Just
focusing on the default Header/Footer text boxes - they're similar to any
other text box but one difference is that you can't stretch or reposition
them. One feature they share with other text boxes, however, is that their
default alignment is Let-to-Right, Top-to-Bottom just like the rest of the
document... And just like the rest of the document the formatting of the
Headers/Footers can be changed.
If you explain exactly what you're trying to achieve perhaps there are some
suggestions to be offered.
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 10/12/08 11:29 AM, in article 59b5a...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
OK, let me ask you some questions so I get a clearer idea of what you are
doing:
1) Do you have your paragraph marks switched on? Click your "Show" button
so you can see them.
2) Which style are you using? The position of text is set by the paragraph
properties which are contained in the style.
3) In those styles that are you using, what is the paragraph Alignment
property set to?
4) Are there any tabs in those paragraphs?
I expect you already know this, but a "blank space" in Word is not like a
blank space on paper. On paper, a blank space is full of "paper" so there
is something to write letters on. In Word, a blank space is completely
"empty" -- there is nothing there at all.
So you cannot position characters in the "empty" areas to the right of the
last character on a line: there is nothing to hold them there.
If you enable the "Click and Type" preference (DON'T, and switch it off if
it is on...) then when you click in an empty area of the document, Word
creates sufficient blank paragraphs and tabs to fill in the space to where
you want to type.
This madness makes a horrible mess of your document formatting, and all
those invisible tabs and paragraphs can produce the kinds of confusion you
are now suffering.
Understand that "blank means empty: nothing to mount text on" and then turn
on your Show button so you can see the non-printing characters. Then you
will see what is actually propping the text up, and be able to adjust the
formatting to get characters where you want them.
Hope this helps
On 17/10/08 4:25 AM, in article 59b5a...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"Oli...@officeformac.com" <Oli...@officeformac.com> wrote:
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Thanks John!
I was not aware that screwed preferences could cause this particular
problem!!
Cheers
On 21/10/08 8:55 PM, in article 59b5a...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"Oli...@officeformac.com" <Oli...@officeformac.com> wrote:
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Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
On 10/27/08 8:10 AM, in article 59b5a...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
Which haxies/helpers/utilities/add-ins are you running?
Cheers
On 27/10/08 9:40 PM, in article 59b5a...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"Oli...@officeformac.com" <Oli...@officeformac.com> wrote:
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