Set header and footer as non printing

[Guest]

Hi,

I'm trying to create a template for use on our office headed paper. I want
to display the header and footer on the screen (to help with laying out), but
I don't want these to print. Is there any way I can do this?

Many thanks

George

 

[Jezebel]

No. The best you can do is set the header and footer margins to leave the
requisite space. Or throw out the pre-printed stationery and print
everything as you go.

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi George

I'm trying to create a template for use on our office headed paper. I want
to display the header and footer on the screen (to help with laying out), but
I don't want these to print. Is there any way I can do this?

Yes, there is: say you position a table cell in the header, with an
exact line height, put a picture of your logo etc. in there, inline, and
format it as "hidden" (Format | Font).

Then make sure that Tools | Options | View is set to display hidden
text, but | Print is set not to print it.

I usually only do that for templates where the users might a) not have
access to the office printer (at home etc.), or when they might create
documents to be printed on paper as well as into a PDF (then with
"hidden" displayed _and_ printed).

HTH
Robert

 

[PJ]

Robert,

How do we then ensure that when users open the document, they have the
settings in the document? ie open the document with the view set to display
hidden text, but not print hidden text. Can it have these options for the
said document only, and not all docs?

I am using office 2007

-PJ