[macropod]

Hi Wyel,

Open the template, then use Format|Styles to make sure widow/orphan control is off for the styles being used in the documents based
on that template. Then save the updated template.

Cheers

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macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


"Wyel" wrote in message ...
| I use WORD 2003 on an XP Pro system for documents that must be emailed
| in RTF format.
|
| I need WORD to open with no widow/orphan control ever, 25 consistent
| lines per page, and one inch margins all around, and a simple header. I
| can set the format to these requirements, but the widow/orphan control
| doesn't hold.
|
| The widow/orphan control (the default is on) kicks in on different
| pages. I've tried blocking the entire document, then turning the widow
| control off, but even that is not reliable. I'm doing something wrong.
|
| Can it be the conversion to RTF that messes the format up?
|
| It's inconvenient to have to jump back and forth between word
| processors. If I could rely on the formatting, I would switch and write
| the documents in WORD from the beginning. Instead, because I cannot, I
| use another word processor--one I've used for years and know well--for
| composition and then save it in RTF.
|
| Boxer
|