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Word 2007 Header/Footer Format
I really miss the easy formatting of my Headers and Footers. I am trying to
get converted to Office 2007. But the changes in menus, procedures and Vista sure make it challenging. For my Footer in Word 2003 all I had to do was click on "center" and then select "Insert Page x of x" and I was done. For my Header Text it was just as easy. Click on "center" and put in the text. In Word 2007it's like a nightmare to get the same Page Numbering layout. I finally found the "center" command, but can not insert the "Page x of x" in that spot. If I choose from the Gallery I have to completely reformat the Text because it is the wrong size and is no longer centered. Is there some way to set-up a simple Default centered "Page x of x" for my Footers? I have an even worse problem trying to center my Header Text. Word 2007 took my Tabs and reset them, only for the Header? I could not find a way to change it back. So, I gave up and just used my Space bar to manually re-center the Header Text. Where do I find the Header Tab settings? I changed them for the document, but that did not have any affect on the Header. Thanks -- Life is an adventure with God leading. |
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Word 2007 Header/Footer Format
If you just want Page X of Y centered, use Ctrl+E to center the entire
paragraph (no center tab needed). You should also be able to modify the Header style as needed to reinstate tabs. I agree that Word 2007 makes it more difficult to insert Page X of Y, but here are two quick ways: Method 1 1. Type "Page PAGE of NUMPAGES" (without the quotation marks). 2. Select PAGE and press Ctrl+F9. This converts the text to a PAGE field. 3. Repeat for NUMPAGES. 4. F9 to update. Method 2 1. In the header, place the insertion point where you want Page X of Y. 2. On the Header & Footer Tools Design tab, click Page Number (in the Header & Footer group) to open the menu. 3. Choose Current Position. 4. Choose Page X of Y from the gallery. There are two gotchas to this, one good, one bad: Although the gallery claims "Bold Numbers," they won't be if you use "Current Position." Although you've chosen "Current Position," it won't be but in fact will be in a separate paragraph; you'll have to reposition the number and delete the now excess header paragraph. For a third method that will get the best of both worlds, do this: 1. Insert Page X of Y using Method 1. 2. Select just the Page X of Y text, carefully excluding the paragraph mark (display nonprinting characters so you can see it). 3. Press Alt+F3 to open the Create New Building Block dialog. 4. Change the name of the Building Block if desired (by default it will be Page 1 of 1). 5. Change the Gallery to Page Numbers. 6. Make sure that "Insert content only" is selected for "Options." 7. If you leave the category as "Simple," when you go to insert a page number, your saved Page X of Y building block will be listed at the top. Alternatively, you can change the category to "Page X of Y." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Rev Anderson" wrote in message news I really miss the easy formatting of my Headers and Footers. I am trying to get converted to Office 2007. But the changes in menus, procedures and Vista sure make it challenging. For my Footer in Word 2003 all I had to do was click on "center" and then select "Insert Page x of x" and I was done. For my Header Text it was just as easy. Click on "center" and put in the text. In Word 2007it's like a nightmare to get the same Page Numbering layout. I finally found the "center" command, but can not insert the "Page x of x" in that spot. If I choose from the Gallery I have to completely reformat the Text because it is the wrong size and is no longer centered. Is there some way to set-up a simple Default centered "Page x of x" for my Footers? I have an even worse problem trying to center my Header Text. Word 2007 took my Tabs and reset them, only for the Header? I could not find a way to change it back. So, I gave up and just used my Space bar to manually re-center the Header Text. Where do I find the Header Tab settings? I changed them for the document, but that did not have any affect on the Header. Thanks -- Life is an adventure with God leading. |
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Thank you for the answer. It feels like we are going in the wrong direction
when something as simple as this gets so convoluted. -- Life is an adventure with God leading. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you just want Page X of Y centered, use Ctrl+E to center the entire paragraph (no center tab needed). You should also be able to modify the Header style as needed to reinstate tabs. I agree that Word 2007 makes it more difficult to insert Page X of Y, but here are two quick ways: Method 1 1. Type "Page PAGE of NUMPAGES" (without the quotation marks). 2. Select PAGE and press Ctrl+F9. This converts the text to a PAGE field. 3. Repeat for NUMPAGES. 4. F9 to update. Method 2 1. In the header, place the insertion point where you want Page X of Y. 2. On the Header & Footer Tools Design tab, click Page Number (in the Header & Footer group) to open the menu. 3. Choose Current Position. 4. Choose Page X of Y from the gallery. There are two gotchas to this, one good, one bad: Although the gallery claims "Bold Numbers," they won't be if you use "Current Position." Although you've chosen "Current Position," it won't be but in fact will be in a separate paragraph; you'll have to reposition the number and delete the now excess header paragraph. For a third method that will get the best of both worlds, do this: 1. Insert Page X of Y using Method 1. 2. Select just the Page X of Y text, carefully excluding the paragraph mark (display nonprinting characters so you can see it). 3. Press Alt+F3 to open the Create New Building Block dialog. 4. Change the name of the Building Block if desired (by default it will be Page 1 of 1). 5. Change the Gallery to Page Numbers. 6. Make sure that "Insert content only" is selected for "Options." 7. If you leave the category as "Simple," when you go to insert a page number, your saved Page X of Y building block will be listed at the top. Alternatively, you can change the category to "Page X of Y." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Rev Anderson" wrote in message news I really miss the easy formatting of my Headers and Footers. I am trying to get converted to Office 2007. But the changes in menus, procedures and Vista sure make it challenging. For my Footer in Word 2003 all I had to do was click on "center" and then select "Insert Page x of x" and I was done. For my Header Text it was just as easy. Click on "center" and put in the text. In Word 2007it's like a nightmare to get the same Page Numbering layout. I finally found the "center" command, but can not insert the "Page x of x" in that spot. If I choose from the Gallery I have to completely reformat the Text because it is the wrong size and is no longer centered. Is there some way to set-up a simple Default centered "Page x of x" for my Footers? I have an even worse problem trying to center my Header Text. Word 2007 took my Tabs and reset them, only for the Header? I could not find a way to change it back. So, I gave up and just used my Space bar to manually re-center the Header Text. Where do I find the Header Tab settings? I changed them for the document, but that did not have any affect on the Header. Thanks -- Life is an adventure with God leading. |
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Word 2007 Header/Footer Format
I don't disagree. I think the implementation of AutoText was massively
bungled in Word 2007. I appreciate what the new Building Blocks are meant to accomplish, but I don't believe the people who designed them understood the way we were already using (and depending on) AutoText entries. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Ande" wrote in message news Thank you for the answer. It feels like we are going in the wrong direction when something as simple as this gets so convoluted. -- Life is an adventure with God leading. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you just want Page X of Y centered, use Ctrl+E to center the entire paragraph (no center tab needed). You should also be able to modify the Header style as needed to reinstate tabs. I agree that Word 2007 makes it more difficult to insert Page X of Y, but here are two quick ways: Method 1 1. Type "Page PAGE of NUMPAGES" (without the quotation marks). 2. Select PAGE and press Ctrl+F9. This converts the text to a PAGE field. 3. Repeat for NUMPAGES. 4. F9 to update. Method 2 1. In the header, place the insertion point where you want Page X of Y. 2. On the Header & Footer Tools Design tab, click Page Number (in the Header & Footer group) to open the menu. 3. Choose Current Position. 4. Choose Page X of Y from the gallery. There are two gotchas to this, one good, one bad: Although the gallery claims "Bold Numbers," they won't be if you use "Current Position." Although you've chosen "Current Position," it won't be but in fact will be in a separate paragraph; you'll have to reposition the number and delete the now excess header paragraph. For a third method that will get the best of both worlds, do this: 1. Insert Page X of Y using Method 1. 2. Select just the Page X of Y text, carefully excluding the paragraph mark (display nonprinting characters so you can see it). 3. Press Alt+F3 to open the Create New Building Block dialog. 4. Change the name of the Building Block if desired (by default it will be Page 1 of 1). 5. Change the Gallery to Page Numbers. 6. Make sure that "Insert content only" is selected for "Options." 7. If you leave the category as "Simple," when you go to insert a page number, your saved Page X of Y building block will be listed at the top. Alternatively, you can change the category to "Page X of Y." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Rev Anderson" wrote in message news I really miss the easy formatting of my Headers and Footers. I am trying to get converted to Office 2007. But the changes in menus, procedures and Vista sure make it challenging. For my Footer in Word 2003 all I had to do was click on "center" and then select "Insert Page x of x" and I was done. For my Header Text it was just as easy. Click on "center" and put in the text. In Word 2007it's like a nightmare to get the same Page Numbering layout. I finally found the "center" command, but can not insert the "Page x of x" in that spot. If I choose from the Gallery I have to completely reformat the Text because it is the wrong size and is no longer centered. Is there some way to set-up a simple Default centered "Page x of x" for my Footers? I have an even worse problem trying to center my Header Text. Word 2007 took my Tabs and reset them, only for the Header? I could not find a way to change it back. So, I gave up and just used my Space bar to manually re-center the Header Text. Where do I find the Header Tab settings? I changed them for the document, but that did not have any affect on the Header. Thanks -- Life is an adventure with God leading. |
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