[aldago]

I'm trying to set up a footer with text on the left and page numbers in the
middle. I put the text in ok and when I put in a page number the text
disappears. If I put the page number in first then I can't enter the text.
Also, can I make the text left align with the rest of the text on the page
without the earlier suggestion of using a table format? No problem with any
of this in earlier versions of Word.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In Word 2003 and earlier, you would type the text you want on the left, tab
twice (assuming the default tab stops), and then click the Insert Page
Number button on the Header and Footer toolbar. Is there anything remotely
comparable to this in Word 2007?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"aldago" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to set up a footer with text on the left and page numbers in
the
middle. I put the text in ok and when I put in a page number the text
disappears. If I put the page number in first then I can't enter the text.
Also, can I make the text left align with the rest of the text on the page
without the earlier suggestion of using a table format? No problem with
any
of this in earlier versions of Word.

[aldago]

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

In Word 2003 and earlier, you would type the text you want on the left, tab
twice (assuming the default tab stops), and then click the Insert Page
Number button on the Header and Footer toolbar. Is there anything remotely
comparable to this in Word 2007?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"aldago" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to set up a footer with text on the left and page numbers in
the
middle. I put the text in ok and when I put in a page number the text
disappears. If I put the page number in first then I can't enter the text.
Also, can I make the text left align with the rest of the text on the page
without the earlier suggestion of using a table format? No problem with
any
of this in earlier versions of Word.

Thanks for your response. I've tried that but what happens when I tab over and click the insert "page number" box I get a page number but the text disappears.

[Jay Freedman]

The headers and footers offered on the Ribbon in Word 2007 are
"Building Blocks"; MS made it difficult to find a way to simply enter
text of your own choosing. As usual, trying to make things simpler,
they've only made it more roundabout and confusing.

One of the new behaviors is that inserting a footer Building Block
from the gallery in the Ribbon wipes out anything that was already in
the footer and replaces it with the new one. That's why the text on
the left disappears when you try to insert a page number with Insert
Page Number Bottom of Page Plain Number 2.

Adalgo, try this sequence of steps:

- Insert Footer Blank (three columns). This gives you a footer
with three "Type text here" placeholders (technically, they're Content
Controls).

- Click the left placeholder and type your text.

- Click the center placeholder. Click Insert Page Number Current
Position Plain Number.

- Click the right placeholder and press the Delete key.

The alternative to all this folderol is to build your own footer the
old-fashioned way, equivalent to Suzanne's method. Start by clicking
Insert Footer and choosing Edit Footer at the bottom of the gallery.
(This is the only way to get into the footer if it doesn't already
exist.) Type your text, and press the Tab key once (for a centered
page number). Type the word PAGE, select it, and press Ctrl+F9 to make
it into a field. Press F9, or right-click and select Update Field.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:38:02 -0800, aldago
wrote:



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

In Word 2003 and earlier, you would type the text you want on the left, tab
twice (assuming the default tab stops), and then click the Insert Page
Number button on the Header and Footer toolbar. Is there anything remotely
comparable to this in Word 2007?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"aldago" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to set up a footer with text on the left and page numbers in
the
middle. I put the text in ok and when I put in a page number the text
disappears. If I put the page number in first then I can't enter the text.
Also, can I make the text left align with the rest of the text on the page
without the earlier suggestion of using a table format? No problem with
any
of this in earlier versions of Word.

Thanks for your response. I've tried that but what happens when I tab over and click the insert "page number" box I get a page number but the text disappears.

[aldago]

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

The headers and footers offered on the Ribbon in Word 2007 are
"Building Blocks"; MS made it difficult to find a way to simply enter
text of your own choosing. As usual, trying to make things simpler,
they've only made it more roundabout and confusing.

One of the new behaviors is that inserting a footer Building Block
from the gallery in the Ribbon wipes out anything that was already in
the footer and replaces it with the new one. That's why the text on
the left disappears when you try to insert a page number with Insert
Page Number Bottom of Page Plain Number 2.

Adalgo, try this sequence of steps:

- Insert Footer Blank (three columns). This gives you a footer
with three "Type text here" placeholders (technically, they're Content
Controls).

- Click the left placeholder and type your text.

- Click the center placeholder. Click Insert Page Number Current
Position Plain Number.

- Click the right placeholder and press the Delete key.

The alternative to all this folderol is to build your own footer the
old-fashioned way, equivalent to Suzanne's method. Start by clicking
Insert Footer and choosing Edit Footer at the bottom of the gallery.
(This is the only way to get into the footer if it doesn't already
exist.) Type your text, and press the Tab key once (for a centered
page number). Type the word PAGE, select it, and press Ctrl+F9 to make
it into a field. Press F9, or right-click and select Update Field.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:38:02 -0800, aldago
wrote:



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

In Word 2003 and earlier, you would type the text you want on the left, tab
twice (assuming the default tab stops), and then click the Insert Page
Number button on the Header and Footer toolbar. Is there anything remotely
comparable to this in Word 2007?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"aldago" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to set up a footer with text on the left and page numbers in
the
middle. I put the text in ok and when I put in a page number the text
disappears. If I put the page number in first then I can't enter the text.
Also, can I make the text left align with the rest of the text on the page
without the earlier suggestion of using a table format? No problem with
any
of this in earlier versions of Word.

Thanks for your response. I've tried that but what happens when I tab over and click the insert "page number" box I get a page number but the text disappears.

Suzanne & Jay,
I did try the three column footer but was not successful. The final
suggestion is a pita but works just fine and solves my problem. Thank you
both very much.
Al