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I am using Word 2003 on a Windows XP platform.

I have created AutoText for a Word template, including HeaderOdd,
HeaderEven, FooterOdd, FooterFirst, and FooterEven.

The AutoText entry for HeaderOdd, for example, contains: Chapter {Field}:
{Field}.

When I open the template, view the header, and insert the AutoText, Word
puts a hard return into the header, and creates an empty row of space under
the AutoText. Word does the exact same thing when I insert the AutoText into
the footer. The hard return does NOT exist in the AutoText I created.

In the empty template, when I select View Header and Footer, there is a
paragraph marker already in the Header field, and it is bold, and I can't
change it or delete it. There is also an omnipresent paragraph marker in the
otherwise empty footer field. I don't know whether or not these paragraph
markers are responsible for the hard returns, just thought I would mention it.

If you know what is causing the hard returns in the headers and footers, and
if there are instructions in the online help that explains how to solve it,
please give me a couple of key words to help me find the online help topic.

Thanks for your help.

Tim