[gumbosoup]

I know I'm not going crazy! I've been using Word for 15 years and have
created numerous documents with headers and footers. I remember getting a
box that allowed you to choose where in your header/footer you wanted to
place different items (e.g. date left-justified, page number centered, time
right-justified). Within the box you would place the different items. It
was very simple and clean.

I've just started a new job where we use Word 2002. I'm not sure what
versions I was using before, but I *cannot* seem to get the alignment to work
here. I find myself hitting the space or tab buttons to get my alignment to
work!! And of course, being an avid Word user, that bothers me to no end.
I've read in other posts that the text should move automatically to the next
logical place when I hit tab, and it does, but everything else goes with it.
Please help!!!

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You might have a look at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm. By default, the
Header/Footer style has a center tab at 3" and a right-aligned tab at 6". If
you change the document side margins, you'll need to move these tabs to
accommodate the new line length. If you need anything other than
left-aligned, centered, or right-aligned text, you'll need to set custom tab
stops as required.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"gumbosoup" wrote in message
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I know I'm not going crazy! I've been using Word for 15 years and have
created numerous documents with headers and footers. I remember getting a
box that allowed you to choose where in your header/footer you wanted to
place different items (e.g. date left-justified, page number centered,
time
right-justified). Within the box you would place the different items. It
was very simple and clean.

I've just started a new job where we use Word 2002. I'm not sure what
versions I was using before, but I *cannot* seem to get the alignment to
work
here. I find myself hitting the space or tab buttons to get my alignment
to
work!! And of course, being an avid Word user, that bothers me to no end.
I've read in other posts that the text should move automatically to the
next
logical place when I hit tab, and it does, but everything else goes with
it.
Please help!!!