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Thread #131036   Message #3139856
Posted By: JohnInKansas
21-Apr-11 - 04:01 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Formatting in MS Word or Open Office
Subject: RE: Tech: Formatting in MS Word or Open Office
Previous post was for me to figure it all out.

Simple method for Word 2007.

On the first page, double click the header or footer.

Look for the "supertab" above the Design tab on the top tool bar, labelled "Header & Footer Tools." Click that tab.

In the fourth panel of the new toolbar, at "Options" put a check in "Different First Page." I prefer to keep the "Show Document Text" also checked, but that's optional.

A flag in the left margin should change from "header" to "first page header." (or footer)

Put what you want to show on the first page header and footer in the header and/or footer.

Click the "Next Section" button in the "Navigation" pane of the top toolbar.

The flag in the left margin should change to just "header" (or footer).

Type what you want to appear on all the pages except the first one.

Close the header/footer by double clicking back on the document body, or using the "Close Header and Footer" button at the far right end of the toolbar.

Repeat, starting on the first page of each "new page" Section break if you want different sections to have different headers/footers, or you can use the "Next Section" and "Previous Section" buttons in the Header and Footer Tools toolbar to skip through the document to verify that everythings the way you want it.

John