Thanks Suzanne and Charles for your quick responses:
I set the the Header and Footer up through Styles and Formatting. I typed in
the settings that I wanted.

Something else that I have just noticed that could be connected.
One of the first things I did when setting up the template was to go to the
Tabs dialog box (Format|Tabs menus) and set the Default Tabs stops to 0. I
just went in to check and the default settings have reset back from 0 to 1.27
cm again.

Once again thanks for your help.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm assuming you changed the tab stop settings in the Header and Footer
styles to begin with and not just in the header and footer paragraphs. Did
you use the ruler (which can be rather approximate) or make the settings in
the Tabs dialog?

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Can someone out there in Microsoftland give me a clue as to what is going
on
with an errant template.(no, that should read several templates). There
are a
number of problems but I am currently only trying to solve one.

I was in the process of setting up a new template for a User Manual.
In the Header and Footer I set two tabs; one at 7.5cm centred and one at
15cm right. So far so good.

I then went to set up the Header font and in the process noticed that the
tabs had decided to move. They now read 7.62cm and 15.24. Word seems to
have
a habit of changing various settings for no apparent reason.

I then looked at the Footer settings via 'Reveal Formaating' and sure
enough
the tab settings had changed. However, this time to 15.24 - the 7.5 was
OK.
BUT, when I went into 'Modify Style', the Tabs dialog box had completed
the
change and the tabs were at 7.62 and 15.24.

If anyone can help I would appreciate it very much. If any more
information
about other settings is required I can provide it.

As a matter of interest I am an experienced Tech Writer with many years
working with FrameMaker. I have been using Word on this latest contract
for
about 18 months but have to report that it is giving me serious grief.
This
current problem may seem minor but it is only one of a number. I spend a
lot
of time correcting the fromatting of the documents because formatting (and
in
particular style settings) just seem to change.

I think I have narrowed it down to something to do with the Tab settings
but
I am not sure.

Any help would be appreciated.