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Guides, or non-printing lines
Hello there -- I am trying to lay out some guides on a page in Word 2003
(Windows XP). As I cannot find any information about adding guides to a page in Word, I am simply adding some lines to my page to work like guides (no snapping, of course). However, in order to work like guides, I am trying to figure out how to make these lines NOT print, while the rest of the page content prints. Does anyone have any advice on making non-printing lines? |
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Guides, or non-printing lines
Word is not page layout software and consequently doesn't have any provision
for layout guides. What it does have is nonprinting "text boundaries" (Tools | Options | View) which will show you (among other things) where your margins are, and a drawing grid (Draw | Grid on the Drawing toolbar); the grid interval is adjustable. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Patrick" wrote in message ... Hello there -- I am trying to lay out some guides on a page in Word 2003 (Windows XP). As I cannot find any information about adding guides to a page in Word, I am simply adding some lines to my page to work like guides (no snapping, of course). However, in order to work like guides, I am trying to figure out how to make these lines NOT print, while the rest of the page content prints. Does anyone have any advice on making non-printing lines? |
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Guides, or non-printing lines
Word is not page layout software and consequently doesn't have any provision
for layout guides. What it does have is nonprinting "text boundaries" (Tools | Options | View) which will show you (among other things) where your margins are, and a drawing grid (Draw | Grid on the Drawing toolbar); the grid interval is adjustable. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Patrick" wrote in message ... Hello there -- I am trying to lay out some guides on a page in Word 2003 (Windows XP). As I cannot find any information about adding guides to a page in Word, I am simply adding some lines to my page to work like guides (no snapping, of course). However, in order to work like guides, I am trying to figure out how to make these lines NOT print, while the rest of the page content prints. Does anyone have any advice on making non-printing lines? |
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Guides, or non-printing lines
Thanks for the reply, Suzanne! Unfortunately, my document grid is not quite
spaced at regular intervals across the entire page. Is there a way to draw my own lines on the page so they appear on screen but so they do not print? Thanks in advance! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Word is not page layout software and consequently doesn't have any provision for layout guides. What it does have is nonprinting "text boundaries" (Tools | Options | View) which will show you (among other things) where your margins are, and a drawing grid (Draw | Grid on the Drawing toolbar); the grid interval is adjustable. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Patrick" wrote in message ... Hello there -- I am trying to lay out some guides on a page in Word 2003 (Windows XP). As I cannot find any information about adding guides to a page in Word, I am simply adding some lines to my page to work like guides (no snapping, of course). However, in order to work like guides, I am trying to figure out how to make these lines NOT print, while the rest of the page content prints. Does anyone have any advice on making non-printing lines? . |
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Guides, or non-printing lines
Thanks for the reply, Suzanne! Unfortunately, my document grid is not quite
spaced at regular intervals across the entire page. Is there a way to draw my own lines on the page so they appear on screen but so they do not print? Thanks in advance! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Word is not page layout software and consequently doesn't have any provision for layout guides. What it does have is nonprinting "text boundaries" (Tools | Options | View) which will show you (among other things) where your margins are, and a drawing grid (Draw | Grid on the Drawing toolbar); the grid interval is adjustable. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Patrick" wrote in message ... Hello there -- I am trying to lay out some guides on a page in Word 2003 (Windows XP). As I cannot find any information about adding guides to a page in Word, I am simply adding some lines to my page to work like guides (no snapping, of course). However, in order to work like guides, I am trying to figure out how to make these lines NOT print, while the rest of the page content prints. Does anyone have any advice on making non-printing lines? . |
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Guides, or non-printing lines
No, if there were a way I would have told you in the first place. But the
grid should be regularly spaced even if it doesn't appear to be. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Patrick" wrote in message ... Thanks for the reply, Suzanne! Unfortunately, my document grid is not quite spaced at regular intervals across the entire page. Is there a way to draw my own lines on the page so they appear on screen but so they do not print? Thanks in advance! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Word is not page layout software and consequently doesn't have any provision for layout guides. What it does have is nonprinting "text boundaries" (Tools | Options | View) which will show you (among other things) where your margins are, and a drawing grid (Draw | Grid on the Drawing toolbar); the grid interval is adjustable. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Patrick" wrote in message ... Hello there -- I am trying to lay out some guides on a page in Word 2003 (Windows XP). As I cannot find any information about adding guides to a page in Word, I am simply adding some lines to my page to work like guides (no snapping, of course). However, in order to work like guides, I am trying to figure out how to make these lines NOT print, while the rest of the page content prints. Does anyone have any advice on making non-printing lines? . |
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Guides, or non-printing lines
No, if there were a way I would have told you in the first place. But the grid should be regularly spaced even if it doesn't appear to be. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Patrick" wrote in message ... Thanks for the reply, Suzanne! Unfortunately, my document grid is not quite spaced at regular intervals across the entire page. Is there a way to draw my own lines on the page so they appear on screen but so they do not print? Thanks in advance! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Word is not page layout software and consequently doesn't have any provision for layout guides. What it does have is nonprinting "text boundaries" (Tools | Options | View) which will show you (among other things) where your margins are, and a drawing grid (Draw | Grid on the Drawing toolbar); the grid interval is adjustable. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Patrick" wrote in message ... Hello there -- I am trying to lay out some guides on a page in Word 2003 (Windows XP). As I cannot find any information about adding guides to a page in Word, I am simply adding some lines to my page to work like guides (no snapping, of course). However, in order to work like guides, I am trying to figure out how to make these lines NOT print, while the rest of the page content prints. Does anyone have any advice on making non-printing lines? . |
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Thanks so much for your clarification Suzanne!
I've been struggling for years with Word. The problem is that it PRETENDS to allow you to be able to do some layout, consequently creating endless frustration. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Word is not page layout software and consequently doesn't have any provision for layout guides. [/i][/color][/quote] |
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