WinWord: Horizontal Frames Switch Sides on Consecutive Pages

ID: Q78951

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you format a frame (version 2.0) or an absolutely positioned object (APO) (version 1.x) for a Horizontal Outside position, and you create it on two or more consecutive pages, Word places the frame or APO on opposite sides of the consecutive pages.

MORE INFORMATION

Objects that you position as Horizontal Outside on two consecutive pages are positioned on the right side of the first page and the left side of the second page. This problem occurs even if you do NOT select the Facing Pages option in the Page Setup dialog box (version 2.0) or the Mirror Margins option in the Document dialog box (version 1.x).

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Word Version 2.x and 6.x

1. Type a line of text, and press ENTER.

2. Select the paragraph of text.

3. From the Insert menu, choose Frame.

4. From the Format menu, choose Frame. In the Horizontal box, select

   Outside, and select Margin in the Relative To box. In the Vertical
   box, select Center, and select Margin in the Relative To box.

5. Choose the OK button.

6. Position the insertion point to the right of the frame, and press

   ENTER.

7. Select the frame. From the Edit menu, choose Copy. Position the

   insertion point in front of the second paragraph mark below the
   frame. From the Edit menu, choose Paste.

8. Position the insertion point in front of the empty paragraph mark

   between the two frames. From the Insert menu, choose Break. Select
   Next Page in the Section Break dialog box, and choose the OK button.

9. From the File menu, choose Print Preview to compare the two pages.

   The text is positioned on the right side of the first page and the
   left side of the second page.

Word Version 1.x

1. From the Insert menu, choose Picture. Select the New Picture

   option, and choose the OK button.

2. Select the empty picture frame.

3. From the Format menu, choose Position.

4. In the Horizontal box, select Outside, and select Page in the

   Relative To box. In the Vertical box, select Center, and select
   Margin in the Relative To box. Choose the OK button.

5. Press the ENTER key twice to insert two paragraph marks after the

   picture. Position the insertion point in front of the second
   paragraph mark. From the Insert menu, choose Break. Select Next Page
   in the Section Break dialog box, and choose the OK button.

6. Repeat steps 1 through 4 on the second page.

7. From the File menu, choose Print Preview to compare the two pages.

   The text is positioned on the right side of the first page and the
   left side of the second page.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, page 405

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbformat kbframe Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2 7.0 word95 word7 word6 winword switch 1.x 2.0 2.0a 2.0b 2.0a-CD

Keywords          : kbframe kbformat 
Version           : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 7, 1998