Re: Watermark

From: bhm7319 (bhm7319_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/16/05


Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 08:35:12 -0800

Suzanne,

Thank you very much for detailed analysis and guidance.

Bharat

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> This problem has been discussed in another thread, and I have been pondering
> on it. The other poster (or perhaps it was you?) said that his document had
> multiple sections, all linked before he inserted the watermark. After
> inserting the watermark, they were unlinked, and only one of them still had
> the original header information. I know that users often have problems with
> Format | Background | Printed Watermark in multi-section documents in Word
> 2002/2003. Is this the way you are inserting the watermark? The problem
> users have is often that when they try to remove the watermark (by setting
> it to No Watermark), it is removed only from one section. This suggests that
> Word may have unlinked the headers in the document, since users can still go
> into the header directly and select and delete the watermark.
>
> What this suggests is several possibilities:
>
> 1. If you're going to insert a watermark this way and want it to appear on
> all pages, your best bet is to insert the watermark before creating your
> header and/or inserting section breaks.
>
> 2. If you already have multiple sections with a linked header and don't want
> to mess that up, you'd be better advised to create the watermark manually
> rather than use Format | Background | Printed Watermark. (If you don't know
> how to create a watermark manually, see “HOW TO: Create a Watermark in Word
> 97 and in Microsoft Word 2000” at
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211324.)
>
> 3. In your present situation, I can only suggest that you either (a) relink
> all the headers or (b) copy the header from one section and paste it into
> each of the rest. If you choose (b), display nonprinting characters so you
> can see and delete the empty paragraph that will be created in this process
> (and one *will* be created no matter how skillfully you try to avoid it).
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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> "bhm7319" <bhm7319@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:264761E5-106E-4612-85BB-5F01CE41C630@microsoft.com...
> > When I insert watermarks in my document, some of the pages losses header.
> It
> > is not the white spaces between pages. I cannot figure out why this happen
> > only on some of the pages. I use Word 2003.
> >
> > --
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Bharat
>
>



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