Our client has asked that the name of the document and some other
information be included in the footer on every page. Unfortunately, this
information is something that has to be manually inserted. I wrote a macro
that inserts part of the language needed and the user has to complete the
rest. What I want to do, is have this information print on every page of
every section, but I don't want a page number on page 1 of section 1, or
most likely on any of the pages of the following sections. I don't want
users to have to manually insert this information more than once. I tried
applying a style to the information on the first page and then tried to
include it in the footer on the second page using the same mergeformat
command I use to put names in the header of a second page of a letter, but
it seems that since the style only appears in the footer, it doesn't work.
Is there an easy way to do this?

Hello Mary

Mary Gudobba wrote:
Our client has asked that the name of the document and some other
information be included in the footer on every page. Unfortunately, this
information is something that has to be manually inserted. I wrote a macro
that inserts part of the language needed and the user has to complete the
rest. What I want to do, is have this information print on every page of
every section, but I don't want a page number on page 1 of section 1, or
most likely on any of the pages of the following sections. I don't want
users to have to manually insert this information more than once. I tried
applying a style to the information on the first page and then tried to
include it in the footer on the second page using the same mergeformat
command I use to put names in the header of a second page of a letter, but
it seems that since the style only appears in the footer, it doesn't work.
Is there an easy way to do this?

A DOCPROPERTY would be my first shot.

HTH
Robert
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Or a StyleRef field.

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Words into Type
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"Robert M. Franz" wrote in message
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Hello Mary

Mary Gudobba wrote:
Our client has asked that the name of the document and some other
information be included in the footer on every page. Unfortunately,
this
information is something that has to be manually inserted. I wrote a
macro
that inserts part of the language needed and the user has to complete
the
rest. What I want to do, is have this information print on every page
of
every section, but I don't want a page number on page 1 of section 1, or
most likely on any of the pages of the following sections. I don't
want
users to have to manually insert this information more than once. I
tried
applying a style to the information on the first page and then tried to
include it in the footer on the second page using the same mergeformat
command I use to put names in the header of a second page of a letter,
but
it seems that since the style only appears in the footer, it doesn't
work.
Is there an easy way to do this?

A DOCPROPERTY would be my first shot.

HTH
Robert
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DOCPROPERTY seems like it will work, with one problem. One of the things
the client wants is a date. I tried using the create date, because I don't
want it to change every day, but I DO want it to change if I save the
document with a new name. It seems to be keeping the original create date.
I don't want to use a save date, because of the way word asks you if you
want to save changes after you print (we have update field on print turned
on) and I don't want users to be confused and save it again, when all they
did was print it. The documents are large commercial leases and purchase
agreements. Some have as many as 100 pages, and 20 sections.


"Robert M. Franz" wrote in message
...
Hello Mary

Mary Gudobba wrote:
Our client has asked that the name of the document and some other
information be included in the footer on every page. Unfortunately, this
information is something that has to be manually inserted. I wrote a
macro that inserts part of the language needed and the user has to
complete the rest. What I want to do, is have this information print on
every page of every section, but I don't want a page number on page 1 of
section 1, or most likely on any of the pages of the following sections.
I don't want users to have to manually insert this information more than
once. I tried applying a style to the information on the first page and
then tried to include it in the footer on the second page using the same
mergeformat command I use to put names in the header of a second page of
a letter, but it seems that since the style only appears in the footer,
it doesn't work. Is there an easy way to do this?

A DOCPROPERTY would be my first shot.

HTH
Robert
--
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StyleRef doesn't seem to work when the style being referenced only appears
in the footer. Or am I doing something wrong?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Or a StyleRef field.

--
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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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so
all may benefit.

"Robert M. Franz" wrote in message
...
Hello Mary

Mary Gudobba wrote:
Our client has asked that the name of the document and some other
information be included in the footer on every page. Unfortunately,
this
information is something that has to be manually inserted. I wrote a
macro
that inserts part of the language needed and the user has to complete
the
rest. What I want to do, is have this information print on every page
of
every section, but I don't want a page number on page 1 of section 1,
or
most likely on any of the pages of the following sections. I don't
want
users to have to manually insert this information more than once. I
tried
applying a style to the information on the first page and then tried to
include it in the footer on the second page using the same mergeformat
command I use to put names in the header of a second page of a letter,
but
it seems that since the style only appears in the footer, it doesn't
work.
Is there an easy way to do this?

A DOCPROPERTY would be my first shot.

HTH
Robert
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Then do a little VBA form that will let the user update the date and
put it in a custom docproperty.
Put the other stuff in another docproperty.
Put fields in the footers to display those docproperties.
You can certainly have a footer without a pagenumber in it!
fairly easy- see the Word MVPs site for all the code samples and links
you'll need for the VBA, etc.

You may be able to construct a series of complex nested fields and save them
as AutoText. See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Number...eNumbering.htm
for information on
how to construct a field that will only display on certain pages of a
document.
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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!
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"Mary Gudobba" wrote in message
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DOCPROPERTY seems like it will work, with one problem. One of the things
the client wants is a date. I tried using the create date, because I
don't want it to change every day, but I DO want it to change if I save
the document with a new name. It seems to be keeping the original create
date. I don't want to use a save date, because of the way word asks you if
you want to save changes after you print (we have update field on print
turned on) and I don't want users to be confused and save it again, when
all they did was print it. The documents are large commercial leases and
purchase agreements. Some have as many as 100 pages, and 20 sections.


"Robert M. Franz" wrote in message
...
Hello Mary

Mary Gudobba wrote:
Our client has asked that the name of the document and some other
information be included in the footer on every page. Unfortunately,
this information is something that has to be manually inserted. I wrote
a macro that inserts part of the language needed and the user has to
complete the rest. What I want to do, is have this information print on
every page of every section, but I don't want a page number on page 1 of
section 1, or most likely on any of the pages of the following
sections. I don't want users to have to manually insert this information
more than once. I tried applying a style to the information on the
first page and then tried to include it in the footer on the second page
using the same mergeformat command I use to put names in the header of a
second page of a letter, but it seems that since the style only appears
in the footer, it doesn't work. Is there an easy way to do this?

A DOCPROPERTY would be my first shot.

HTH
Robert
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I misread your post. I thought the information was somewhere on the first
page (other than in the footer).

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Mary Gudobba" wrote in message
...
StyleRef doesn't seem to work when the style being referenced only appears
in the footer. Or am I doing something wrong?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Or a StyleRef field.

--
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.

"Robert M. Franz" wrote in message
...
Hello Mary

Mary Gudobba wrote:
Our client has asked that the name of the document and some other
information be included in the footer on every page. Unfortunately,
this
information is something that has to be manually inserted. I wrote a
macro
that inserts part of the language needed and the user has to complete
the
rest. What I want to do, is have this information print on every
page
of
every section, but I don't want a page number on page 1 of section 1,
or
most likely on any of the pages of the following sections. I don't
want
users to have to manually insert this information more than once. I
tried
applying a style to the information on the first page and then tried
to
include it in the footer on the second page using the same
mergeformat
command I use to put names in the header of a second page of a
letter,
but
it seems that since the style only appears in the footer, it doesn't
work.
Is there an easy way to do this?

A DOCPROPERTY would be my first shot.

HTH
Robert
--
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Many fields no longer update automatically, but if you use Save As, the
CreateDate should change, and you can update it with F9 or by printing or
switching to Print Preview.

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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.

"Mary Gudobba" wrote in message
...
DOCPROPERTY seems like it will work, with one problem. One of the things
the client wants is a date. I tried using the create date, because I
don't
want it to change every day, but I DO want it to change if I save the
document with a new name. It seems to be keeping the original create
date.
I don't want to use a save date, because of the way word asks you if you
want to save changes after you print (we have update field on print turned
on) and I don't want users to be confused and save it again, when all they
did was print it. The documents are large commercial leases and purchase
agreements. Some have as many as 100 pages, and 20 sections.


"Robert M. Franz" wrote in message
...
Hello Mary

Mary Gudobba wrote:
Our client has asked that the name of the document and some other
information be included in the footer on every page. Unfortunately,
this
information is something that has to be manually inserted. I wrote a
macro that inserts part of the language needed and the user has to
complete the rest. What I want to do, is have this information print
on
every page of every section, but I don't want a page number on page 1
of
section 1, or most likely on any of the pages of the following
sections.
I don't want users to have to manually insert this information more
than
once. I tried applying a style to the information on the first page
and
then tried to include it in the footer on the second page using the
same
mergeformat command I use to put names in the header of a second page
of
a letter, but it seems that since the style only appears in the footer,
it doesn't work. Is there an easy way to do this?

A DOCPROPERTY would be my first shot.

HTH
Robert
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