Font size of footer changes from size set in normal template

[Guest]

I am working in Word 2007 in Compatibility mode. I have included the path and
filename fields in the normal template. I added these into the top row of a
table in the footer and set the whole row to be size 8 font. When I open a
new blank document the footer size increases to 12 if the new document has a
long file name. Any suggestions on how to force the footer size to stay at
size 8?

 

[Summer]

Modify the footer style to 8 Point and make sure the field code is in the
footer style. Add to Quick Styles and Save your document as a template.
Hope this helps