Header and Footer

[Guest]

Using MS Word 2003, when I activate the header and footer boxes from the view
menu, they are only visible when the plicrow (paragraph symbol) is engaged.
The symbol also is listed in the header and footer boxes and I can't
eliminate it. All I'm trying to do is to insert page numbers in the footer of
a document after one section break. Any assistance with this issue is greatly
appreciated.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I'm not sure I understand exactly where your confusion arises, but see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm and
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

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Words into Type
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I'm not sure I understand exactly where your confusion arises, but see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm and
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

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[Guest]

Suzanne,

My problem is that the Header and Footer on the view menu is not visible
when I activate it. The only thing that happens is the page where I want to
activate the H&F "jumps", but no H&F box or toolbar is visible. I am baffled
at why Word refuses to activate the H&F command.

 

[Guest]

Suzanne,

My problem is that the Header and Footer on the view menu is not visible
when I activate it. The only thing that happens is the page where I want to
activate the H&F "jumps", but no H&F box or toolbar is visible. I am baffled
at why Word refuses to activate the H&F command.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Someone recently posted a macro (probably in this NG) for making the Header
and Footer toolbar come out of hiding.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Someone recently posted a macro (probably in this NG) for making the Header
and Footer toolbar come out of hiding.

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[Guest]

I received comprehensive instructions from a community member in this NG
about using a macro to activate the H&F toolbar. However, when I entered the
command in the immediate window of vba, a run-time "automation" error
occurred. So I am still stuck. Thanks for you responses.

 

[Guest]

I received comprehensive instructions from a community member in this NG
about using a macro to activate the H&F toolbar. However, when I entered the
command in the immediate window of vba, a run-time "automation" error
occurred. So I am still stuck. Thanks for you responses.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I suggest you continue in that thread, then. Sooner or later someone will
return to it.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I suggest you continue in that thread, then. Sooner or later someone will
return to it.

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[Charles Kenyon]

If the header and footer boxes, themselves, don't display, you may have a
corrupt document.
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[Charles Kenyon]

If the header and footer boxes, themselves, don't display, you may have a
corrupt document.
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[Guest]

Hi Charles,

In a inconsistent way, if I double-click on the Header and Footer (H&F)
command from the view menu, the H&F toolbar will be visible along with a
small flashing box as if a page number is requested to typed. However, when
I type a page number and close the H&F toolbar, the same number will appear
on each page throughout the document. That's case one.
For case two, when I double-click on the box for the page number (when the
H&F toolbar is visible), the full H&F boxes become visible along with the
pilcrow (paragragh mark) inside and {PAGE}. Moreover, there is an anchor
symbol outside the H&F boxes that seems to be connected to {PAGE} because
when I click on the anchor symbol to delete it, a rectangular box appear
around {PAGE}. Also, the entire document shows the paragraph mark and other
symbols. Thus, IT APPEARS THAT THE H&F BOXES' VISIBILITY IS CONNECTED TO THE
PILCROW (PARAGRAPH MARK) BECAUSE WHEN THE H&F BOXES ARE VISIBLE, I CAN CLICK
ON THE PILCROW AND IT (THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT) ALONG WITH THE H&F BOXES WILL
DISAPPEAR SIMULTANEOUSLY OR APPEAR SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN THE PILCROW IS ENGAGE.
What a mess! Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Guest]

Hi Charles,

In a inconsistent way, if I double-click on the Header and Footer (H&F)
command from the view menu, the H&F toolbar will be visible along with a
small flashing box as if a page number is requested to typed. However, when
I type a page number and close the H&F toolbar, the same number will appear
on each page throughout the document. That's case one.
For case two, when I double-click on the box for the page number (when the
H&F toolbar is visible), the full H&F boxes become visible along with the
pilcrow (paragragh mark) inside and {PAGE}. Moreover, there is an anchor
symbol outside the H&F boxes that seems to be connected to {PAGE} because
when I click on the anchor symbol to delete it, a rectangular box appear
around {PAGE}. Also, the entire document shows the paragraph mark and other
symbols. Thus, IT APPEARS THAT THE H&F BOXES' VISIBILITY IS CONNECTED TO THE
PILCROW (PARAGRAPH MARK) BECAUSE WHEN THE H&F BOXES ARE VISIBLE, I CAN CLICK
ON THE PILCROW AND IT (THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT) ALONG WITH THE H&F BOXES WILL
DISAPPEAR SIMULTANEOUSLY OR APPEAR SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN THE PILCROW IS ENGAGE.
What a mess! Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You've got three unrelated issues here:

1. The display of pilcrows is toggled by the Show/Hide ¶ button on the
Standard toolbar; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm.

2. The display of { PAGE } as opposed to the page number is toggled by
Alt+F9 (or checking the box for "Field codes" on the View tab of Tools |
Options).

3. The box around the page number is a frame; it is anchored to the header
or footer paragraph. You don't get a frame around a page number unless you
use Insert | Page Numbers, which isn't recommended, for a variety of reasons
(see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UnaccountablyIndented.htm). When
you select the page number, you see the hashed border of the frame. A better
way to insert a page number is to use View | Header and Footer and then use
the Insert Page Number button on the Header and Footer toolbar. This puts
the number in the actual header/footer as opposed to in a frame anchored to
it. You can position it using the built-in tab stops or (if there's no other
text in the header/footer) with paragraph alignment (right, left, or
center).

Even in Print Layout view, you will not see any header or footer until one
is created. The View | Header and Footer command is somewhat misleading, as
it also means Create Header or Footer if you don't already have one. When
you select this command (FWIW, it is not necessary to DOUBLE-click on any
menu command; a single click suffices), the header pane will open,
surrounded by a broken-line box, and the Header and Footer toolbar will be
displayed. Once the header or footer has been created, you can double-click
on it in Print Layout view to edit it. For more, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You've got three unrelated issues here:

1. The display of pilcrows is toggled by the Show/Hide ¶ button on the
Standard toolbar; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm.

2. The display of { PAGE } as opposed to the page number is toggled by
Alt+F9 (or checking the box for "Field codes" on the View tab of Tools |
Options).

3. The box around the page number is a frame; it is anchored to the header
or footer paragraph. You don't get a frame around a page number unless you
use Insert | Page Numbers, which isn't recommended, for a variety of reasons
(see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UnaccountablyIndented.htm). When
you select the page number, you see the hashed border of the frame. A better
way to insert a page number is to use View | Header and Footer and then use
the Insert Page Number button on the Header and Footer toolbar. This puts
the number in the actual header/footer as opposed to in a frame anchored to
it. You can position it using the built-in tab stops or (if there's no other
text in the header/footer) with paragraph alignment (right, left, or
center).

Even in Print Layout view, you will not see any header or footer until one
is created. The View | Header and Footer command is somewhat misleading, as
it also means Create Header or Footer if you don't already have one. When
you select this command (FWIW, it is not necessary to DOUBLE-click on any
menu command; a single click suffices), the header pane will open,
surrounded by a broken-line box, and the Header and Footer toolbar will be
displayed. Once the header or footer has been created, you can double-click
on it in Print Layout view to edit it. For more, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Thanks for the information Suzanne. However, I am still faced with my
original problem, which is the "view|header and footer (H&F) command doesn't
show the toolbar. There is a code or codes in my word document that is
keeping the H&F toolbar hidden.

 

[Guest]

Hi Charles,

I have isolated that my word document is corrupt in at least one paragraph
mark (pilcrow). When I show paragraph marks in the document, there is one at
the very top and bottom left of each page, which is dim. Page numbers also
are listed at the bottom of each page. Moreover, if I click on the pilcrow
at the top or bottom of a page, the header and footer toolbar will pop up
along with the boxes. Yet when I hide the pilcrow, the header and footer
toolbar and boxes will not activate. Any suggestions on how to fix a corrupt
document?

Thank you in advance for any assistance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you have nonprinting characters not displayed and use View | Header and
Footer to open the header pane, the H&F toolbar is not displayed?

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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