john wrote:
I have Word 2003 when I open a doc I cant see headers and footers
unless I choose view/print layout

In Word 2002 it shows headers and footers automatically can I
configure 2003 to do this?

See http://www.gmayor.com/white_space.htm.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org