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Thread: Variable Page width

Variable Page width
"Xanbaby" <anyblehrubbish[ at ]123.com> 11/10/2008 2:19:24 PM
Hi,

I'm using Word 2003, and have the following setup: Page1 of a template has
standard page with settigns, and a blank header and footer. Dependant on
variables, 2 further documents can be called in (effectively using an INSERT
command) embedded in IF commands as part of a population process. The
second document has the same page width, header & footer requirements, and
works fine, the third document has a unique header & footer, and an expanded
page width.

Using page breaks, I can successfully get the 3rd page width to transfer
into the final document, however the wider page width does not apply itself
to the header & footer, which means the header & footer are not aligning
with the remainder of this page.

It is impractical to set the 1st document with a wider heading and muck
around with tabs & hanging indents, as this will render all documents as
difficult to work with for users, also, it is highly likely I will need to
insert a document after this, so I will need a way to maintain all formating
(including headers & footers) in the inserted documents at their unique
settigns.

Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated, please contact me if
you require any further clarification.


RE: Variable Page width
DeanH 11/10/2008 3:21:01 PM
My first thought is not to use Page Breaks but Section Breaks, with a section
break you can then have differing margins and Headers&Footers.
Hope this helps
DeanH

"Xanbaby" wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> Hi,
>
> I'm using Word 2003, and have the following setup: Page1 of a template has
> standard page with settigns, and a blank header and footer. Dependant on
> variables, 2 further documents can be called in (effectively using an INSERT
> command) embedded in IF commands as part of a population process. The
> second document has the same page width, header & footer requirements, and
> works fine, the third document has a unique header & footer, and an expanded
> page width.
>
> Using page breaks, I can successfully get the 3rd page width to transfer
> into the final document, however the wider page width does not apply itself
> to the header & footer, which means the header & footer are not aligning
> with the remainder of this page.
>
> It is impractical to set the 1st document with a wider heading and muck
> around with tabs & hanging indents, as this will render all documents as
> difficult to work with for users, also, it is highly likely I will need to
> insert a document after this, so I will need a way to maintain all formating
> (including headers & footers) in the inserted documents at their unique
> settigns.
>
> Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated, please contact me if
> you require any further clarification.
>
>
>
Re: Variable Page width
"Xanbaby" <anyblehrubbish[ at ]123.com> 11/11/2008 11:35:00 AM
Thanks Dean,

Sorry, bad phrasing, I had used section breaks. I've just discovered that I
can pull the Hanging Indents outside of the page width, which has sorted my
issue. Now all I have to do is completely reconfigure the formatting in an
already fiddly document! But at least it works.

Thanks again.

"DeanH" <DeanH[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CA6BCBB1-7374-43A8-8763-63C331927FA9[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> My first thought is not to use Page Breaks but Section Breaks, with a
> section
> break you can then have differing margins and Headers&Footers.
> Hope this helps
> DeanH
>
> "Xanbaby" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using Word 2003, and have the following setup: Page1 of a template
>> has
>> standard page with settigns, and a blank header and footer. Dependant on
>> variables, 2 further documents can be called in (effectively using an
>> INSERT
>> command) embedded in IF commands as part of a population process. The
>> second document has the same page width, header & footer requirements,
>> and
>> works fine, the third document has a unique header & footer, and an
>> expanded
>> page width.
>>
>> Using page breaks, I can successfully get the 3rd page width to transfer
>> into the final document, however the wider page width does not apply
>> itself
>> to the header & footer, which means the header & footer are not aligning
>> with the remainder of this page.
>>
>> It is impractical to set the 1st document with a wider heading and muck
>> around with tabs & hanging indents, as this will render all documents as
>> difficult to work with for users, also, it is highly likely I will need
>> to
>> insert a document after this, so I will need a way to maintain all
>> formating
>> (including headers & footers) in the inserted documents at their unique
>> settigns.
>>
>> Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated, please contact me if
>> you require any further clarification.
>>
>>
>>


Re: Variable Page width
DeanH 11/11/2008 11:39:01 AM
Glad you got this to work for you.
DeanH

"Xanbaby" wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> Thanks Dean,
>
> Sorry, bad phrasing, I had used section breaks. I've just discovered that I
> can pull the Hanging Indents outside of the page width, which has sorted my
> issue. Now all I have to do is completely reconfigure the formatting in an
> already fiddly document! But at least it works.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> "DeanH" <DeanH[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CA6BCBB1-7374-43A8-8763-63C331927FA9[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > My first thought is not to use Page Breaks but Section Breaks, with a
> > section
> > break you can then have differing margins and Headers&Footers.
> > Hope this helps
> > DeanH
> >
> > "Xanbaby" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm using Word 2003, and have the following setup: Page1 of a template
> >> has
> >> standard page with settigns, and a blank header and footer. Dependant on
> >> variables, 2 further documents can be called in (effectively using an
> >> INSERT
> >> command) embedded in IF commands as part of a population process. The
> >> second document has the same page width, header & footer requirements,
> >> and
> >> works fine, the third document has a unique header & footer, and an
> >> expanded
> >> page width.
> >>
> >> Using page breaks, I can successfully get the 3rd page width to transfer
> >> into the final document, however the wider page width does not apply
> >> itself
> >> to the header & footer, which means the header & footer are not aligning
> >> with the remainder of this page.
> >>
> >> It is impractical to set the 1st document with a wider heading and muck
> >> around with tabs & hanging indents, as this will render all documents as
> >> difficult to work with for users, also, it is highly likely I will need
> >> to
> >> insert a document after this, so I will need a way to maintain all
> >> formating
> >> (including headers & footers) in the inserted documents at their unique
> >> settigns.
> >>
> >> Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated, please contact me if
> >> you require any further clarification.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
Re: Variable Page width
sandypeter111 <sandypeter111.363aad4[ at ]officefrustration.com> 11/14/2008 9:30:26 PM
Variable Page width -- sandypeter111
Re: Variable Page width
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 11/15/2008 1:44:40 AM
What about it?

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

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