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Self-created letterhead template
I've created a letterhead template for users in my office. When opened, the
cursor defaults to the left of the first line of type. I want it to default to the left margin below the address info, where they can begin typing. What do I do to fix? |
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I would insert a macrobutton field with the prompt [Click here to start].
See http://addbalance.com/usersguide/fields.htm#MacroButton. If you want, you could also put in an autonew macro that selects that field when a new document based on your template is created. Since I don't know what other fields you have, I can't put it here. (I suspect you have a CreateDate field for the date.) You can record such a macro easily, though. Turn on macro recording, name your macro AutoNew and make sure it is being saved in your template. Press the F11 (next field) key until your field is selected, then stop recording. Save your template and then try it out. You may want to take a look at: How to set up letterhead or some other document where you want one header on the first page and a different header on other pages. http://www.addbalance.com/word/headersfooters.htm This gives step-by-step instructions. (It also has the following links) Some other pages to look at: Letterhead Tips and Instructions http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm Letterhead Textboxes and Styles tutorial http://addbalance.com/word/download....StylesTutorial Template Basics http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm Word "Forms" http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordw...rces.htm#Forms and Word for Word Perfect Users http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordperfect.htm if you are coming from a WP environment (or even if you are not). If you are interested in creating templates that will work with the letter wizard or use that wizard, you should look at the chapter on Advanced Document Formatting in Using Office 2003 (or whatever your version is), Special Edition, by Ed Bott and Woody Leonhard. It has detailed instructions including instructions on getting the fields you want from your Outlook Contacts for addressing a letter. (Chapter 19 of SE Using Office 2003) You should be able to get this through your public library or at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...ncecheckbookA/ Finally, take a look at the letter templates that come with Word. While they are no great shakes as letterhead, they do use styles and AutoText lists very well. If you use the same style names that are used in those templates in your own letterhead for the same parts of the document, you will have better luck with using the built-in AutoText entries in Word. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "smitty1259" wrote in message ... I've created a letterhead template for users in my office. When opened, the cursor defaults to the left of the first line of type. I want it to default to the left margin below the address info, where they can begin typing. What do I do to fix? |
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See http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm
-- 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. "smitty1259" wrote in message ... I've created a letterhead template for users in my office. When opened, the cursor defaults to the left of the first line of type. I want it to default to the left margin below the address info, where they can begin typing. What do I do to fix? |
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