RE: Side-heads in Word?

["Jonathan West" <jwest -at- mvps -dot- org>]

Hi Sue,


>
> My current documentation template is in Frame.  I use Frame's side-head
> feature to place captions in the left margin (information mapping style).
> I need to create a similar template in MS Word.  Previously, I have had to
> use invisible tables in order to imitate the look I am able to do
> in Frame.
> I don't want to use tables this time around.  It created a lot of
> headaches
> that I want to avoid.  So I'm hoping that Word 2000 has a side-head
> feature.
>

You can use text boxes or frames for this. I would recommend that you use a
frame, because you can define a frame as part of a style, so if you apply
the style to a paragraph, it is automatically placed in the frame.

Regards
Jonathan West



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