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I write operations manuals for a manufacturing company, and our manuals are
dividied into 9 units. I would like to be able to print the Unit number vertically on the edge of the page so that when a user "flips through" the manual, the Unit number would show on the edge of each page. Unit 1 would be placed at the upper portion of the page, Unit 2 lower, Unit 3 still lower, etc. and Unit 9 would be towards the bottom of the page. Any suggestions? |
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See he
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/wordfaqs/ThumbIndex.htm On 10/25/06 8:33 AM, "Robyn" wrote: I write operations manuals for a manufacturing company, and our manuals are dividied into 9 units. I would like to be able to print the Unit number vertically on the edge of the page so that when a user "flips through" the manual, the Unit number would show on the edge of each page. Unit 1 would be placed at the upper portion of the page, Unit 2 lower, Unit 3 still lower, etc. and Unit 9 would be towards the bottom of the page. Any suggestions? -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://word.mvps.org/Mac/WordMacHome.html What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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Calculate in advance the vertical position and size of each unit label, so
they'll fit in the locations you want. Open the Header area of a unit. I assume you have a separate file for each unit. If they're all in the same file, you'll need section breaks between them, and their headers should have Same As Previous turned off. With the cursor in the header paragraph, click Insert Text Box. Draw the text box in approximately the position that's appropriate for the current unit. Click Format Text Direction and select the proper orientation. Type the unit label in the text box, and format it as desired (best to use a custom style you design for the purpose). Click Format Text Box. Choose "No Line" in the color dropdown to remove the border. Click the Layout tab and then the Advanced button, and set the exact position you want. Click the Size tab and set the exact size you want. If your document has "Different odd and even" headers, you'll have to repeat all this for the Even header, placing the text box on the opposite side of the page. You can find other advice at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm, but the text box will allow you to rotate the text 90 degrees, something you can't do with a frame (unless you embed a table inside the frame, an extra complication). -- 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. Robyn wrote: I write operations manuals for a manufacturing company, and our manuals are dividied into 9 units. I would like to be able to print the Unit number vertically on the edge of the page so that when a user "flips through" the manual, the Unit number would show on the edge of each page. Unit 1 would be placed at the upper portion of the page, Unit 2 lower, Unit 3 still lower, etc. and Unit 9 would be towards the bottom of the page. Any suggestions? |
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I wasn't aware of the article Daiya cited -- Suzanne must've sneaked it in
while I wasn't looking. :-) -- Jay Jay Freedman wrote: .... You can find other advice at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm, but the text box will allow you to rotate the text 90 degrees, something you can't do with a frame (unless you embed a table inside the frame, an extra complication). Robyn wrote: I write operations manuals for a manufacturing company, and our manuals are dividied into 9 units. I would like to be able to print the Unit number vertically on the edge of the page so that when a user "flips through" the manual, the Unit number would show on the edge of each page. Unit 1 would be placed at the upper portion of the page, Unit 2 lower, Unit 3 still lower, etc. and Unit 9 would be towards the bottom of the page. Any suggestions? |
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She did. September or October? Something about posting a long answer to a
similar question, and then seeing the link to it sitting happily in the thread, burned its existence into my brain. Daiya On 10/25/06 9:34 AM, "Jay Freedman" wrote: I wasn't aware of the article Daiya cited -- Suzanne must've sneaked it in while I wasn't looking. :-) -- Jay |
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Thanks to both of you for your help - it worked!
"Daiya Mitchell" wrote: See he http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/wordfaqs/ThumbIndex.htm On 10/25/06 8:33 AM, "Robyn" wrote: I write operations manuals for a manufacturing company, and our manuals are dividied into 9 units. I would like to be able to print the Unit number vertically on the edge of the page so that when a user "flips through" the manual, the Unit number would show on the edge of each page. Unit 1 would be placed at the upper portion of the page, Unit 2 lower, Unit 3 still lower, etc. and Unit 9 would be towards the bottom of the page. Any suggestions? -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://word.mvps.org/Mac/WordMacHome.html What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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Yeah, the AnchorToHeader article you reviewed was actually preparing the
ground for this one. I thought I'd mentioned it to you. -- 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. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... I wasn't aware of the article Daiya cited -- Suzanne must've sneaked it in while I wasn't looking. :-) -- Jay Jay Freedman wrote: ... You can find other advice at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm, but the text box will allow you to rotate the text 90 degrees, something you can't do with a frame (unless you embed a table inside the frame, an extra complication). Robyn wrote: I write operations manuals for a manufacturing company, and our manuals are dividied into 9 units. I would like to be able to print the Unit number vertically on the edge of the page so that when a user "flips through" the manual, the Unit number would show on the edge of each page. Unit 1 would be placed at the upper portion of the page, Unit 2 lower, Unit 3 still lower, etc. and Unit 9 would be towards the bottom of the page. Any suggestions? |
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According to Andi, I have a memory like a steel sieve... You probably
did mention it, but I wasn't paying attention to that part. smack self on forehead -- Jay On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:19:48 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Yeah, the AnchorToHeader article you reviewed was actually preparing the ground for this one. I thought I'd mentioned it to you. -- 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. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... I wasn't aware of the article Daiya cited -- Suzanne must've sneaked it in while I wasn't looking. :-) -- Jay Jay Freedman wrote: ... You can find other advice at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm, but the text box will allow you to rotate the text 90 degrees, something you can't do with a frame (unless you embed a table inside the frame, an extra complication). Robyn wrote: I write operations manuals for a manufacturing company, and our manuals are dividied into 9 units. I would like to be able to print the Unit number vertically on the edge of the page so that when a user "flips through" the manual, the Unit number would show on the edge of each page. Unit 1 would be placed at the upper portion of the page, Unit 2 lower, Unit 3 still lower, etc. and Unit 9 would be towards the bottom of the page. Any suggestions? -- 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. |
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I checked, and I don't think I did mention it. I think I couldn't bear to go
through a review on that one, too. g -- 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. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... According to Andi, I have a memory like a steel sieve... You probably did mention it, but I wasn't paying attention to that part. smack self on forehead -- Jay On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:19:48 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Yeah, the AnchorToHeader article you reviewed was actually preparing the ground for this one. I thought I'd mentioned it to you. -- 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. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... I wasn't aware of the article Daiya cited -- Suzanne must've sneaked it in while I wasn't looking. :-) -- Jay Jay Freedman wrote: ... You can find other advice at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm, but the text box will allow you to rotate the text 90 degrees, something you can't do with a frame (unless you embed a table inside the frame, an extra complication). Robyn wrote: I write operations manuals for a manufacturing company, and our manuals are dividied into 9 units. I would like to be able to print the Unit number vertically on the edge of the page so that when a user "flips through" the manual, the Unit number would show on the edge of each page. Unit 1 would be placed at the upper portion of the page, Unit 2 lower, Unit 3 still lower, etc. and Unit 9 would be towards the bottom of the page. Any suggestions? -- 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. |
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