I do indeed have this covered. I suspect that alsimbo may be inserting a
section break rather than a page break but also has missed the fact that you
don't actually change the margin in Page Setup but instead "fake it" by
adding to the size of the First Page Header. The relevant information is in
the previous section (the wrong place for it, I now realize), viz.:
No matter how deep you make your header, and regardless of your top margin
setting, the header will not (except in very special circumstances) overlap
the document body; it will push it down. So it is not necessary to change
the top margin, a fact we will take advantage of later on.
and:
The default header margin in Word is 0.5?, and the default top margin is 1?.
This allows half an inch for a header, but a header can be as deep as you
want it to be; it will push the document body down to make room for itself.
(But a deep header on page 1 will not affect the top margin on page 2, where
your header may be only one line deep.) So what you want to do is add enough
Spacing After to the Header paragraph to make it push the top margin down to
the 2? mark (Format | Paragraph and use the spinner beside Spacing: After:
or type directly into the box). This may require some trial and error, but
it helps if you know that there are 72 points in an inch. The Header
paragraph (in Word 2000 and above) is in 12-pt type and is already half an
inch from the top. So if you multiply 1.5? by 72 and subtract 12, you get 96
points, which turns out to be about right. Test by returning to your
document and looking at the status bar to see what the “At” measurement is
for the top line.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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It helps to insert a temporary page break so you can see what you are
doing.
In page setup setup the margins to suit the subsequent pages and set a
different first page header.
Put your header graphic in the first page header and nothing in the
subsequent page headers.
If necessary use a borderless text box in the first page header to push
down the text, but you can usually add a wrap option to your logo to
achieve the same thing.
When you are happy, delete the page break and save the template.
It has been a while since I read Suzanne's page, but I am sure she has
this covered?
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
alsimbo wrote:
I am trying to set up a new letterhead with the company logo on page
one only and a smaller margin on the second and subsequent pages. I
have read and followed
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm and I am still
getting problems. I have tried inserting a page break and amending
the margin but this affects the first page also. I have also tried
inserrting a new section and amending the margin which doesn't affect
the first page. This is fine as long as I want a 2 page template, but
as soon as 'backspace' from the second page it deletes the header on
the first page and when i select 'different first page' it has
amended in size to what the second page was! Help please!!