Re: Changing top margins & allowing merge

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From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 21:52:28 -0600

You need to ditch the section break; you don't need it. See
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm 

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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"S trainer" <Strainer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21E7B3A9-2042-415C-9670-9E042FC0AFE4@microsoft.com...
> I am creating a letterhead in Word 2000 for over 2000 users of varying
> degrees of ability with Word.  The letterhead needs to allow for merging
and
> have a 2.5-inch top margin on the first page, changing to a 1-inch top
margin
> on subsequent pages where the header and footer are not used.  What I’ve
> tried so far is:
>
> 1.  Inserting a continuous section break at the beginning of the document
> and change the margin in section 2, to 1-inch.  After doing this and the
> document is opened the insertion point is in section 1 moving section 2
ahead
> of the typing and the section 2 margin change is never is used.
>
> 2.  Protecting section 1 so that the insertion point must go into section
2
> when the document is opened.  Doing this stops all merging in Word, even
in
> the unprotected sections of the document.
>
> 3.  Putting a section break in the header so that the header would be
> section 1 and the body of the letter would be section 2.  Word will not
allow
> section breaks to be inserted into a header.
>
> How can I accomplish the goal?
>
> Suggestions will be greatly appreciated.  S
>

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