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I am working working with Word documents that were converted from the
Macintosh to PC. I am having a miserable time with the headers and
footers. Wanted to find out if others of you are having similar problems.
I am working in the latest version of Word 97 and have searched Microsoft's
site for any information about this problem. No luck.
Here goes:
When I edit the header or footer, although it looks fine, one of two things
happens when I close the header/footer view or sometimes when I save and
exit the document and reopen it:
1. Characters disappear, or
2. Strange characters show up in the middle of words or before page numbers.
I can go back into the header or footer and edit them. Sometimes the edit
works, sometimes the pesky additions or deletions recur.
