Why does my watermark create a line in the top left corner?

[Guest]

In MS Word2003, I have a watermark on only a few pages of the overall
document. On these pages appears a vertical line, about 1/4", in the top
left corner of the page, on the left edge of the header. It only appears on
the pages with the watermark. Why does this happen, and how do I get rid of
it?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I would guess that it's part of the watermark. Try View | Header and Footer;
select the stray line and delete.

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

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[Guest]

I thought of that, but the line appears outside of the Header box, and it
won't let me click on it.

 

[Guest]

In that case, try Format | Borders and Shading and select None.

 

[Guest]

That doesn't work either. It's not as though it's an entire line, its just a
small line in the top corner. I'm assuming it has something to do with the
watermark, since it only appears on the pages with the watermark, and it
disappears when I delete the watermark, but I have no idea what it is.

 

[Guest]

You might had Track Changes on at some time. Accept all changes and see if
this removes the line.

 

[Guest]

Thank you so much! That worked great.

You might had Track Changes on at some time. Accept all changes and see if
this removes the line.