WinWord: Position Header Overrides Paragraph Formatting

ID: Q78937

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

SYMPTOMS

If you position a header or footer using a frame in Microsoft Word for Windows, the paragraph formatting for Page Break Before is overridden.

MORE INFORMATION

To avoid this problem, do not insert a frame into the header/footer; instead, choose Paragraph from the Format menu, and apply your formatting.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. From the File menu, choose New, and choose the OK button. From the

   View menu, choose Normal.

2. Type a word, and press ENTER.

3. On the second line, type a few words.

4. Select the first line. From the Insert menu, choose Frame. From the

   Format menu, choose Frame, and select Vertical Position to Center.

5. Select the second line. From the Format menu, choose Paragraph, and

   select Page Break Before.

6. From the View menu, choose Header/Footer, and close the Header

   pane by clicking the Close button.

7. A dotted line should appear between the two lines of text, and the

   status bar should read two pages.

8. From the View menu, choose Header. From the Insert menu, choose

   Frame. From the Format menu, choose Frame, and select Horizontal
   Center to position the Header.

Before you close the Header pane, the dotted line disappears. If you close the header, the status bar only reads one page. If you print the document, the first line is centered vertically and the header is centered horizontally as expected. However, the second line appears on the same page rather than on the next page as stipulated.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kblayout kbframe Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b word6 winword 2.0c winword2

Keywords          : kbframe kblayout 
Version           : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998