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Dictionary-style headers in Word (WAS: time consuming tasks)
Subject:Dictionary-style headers in Word (WAS: time consuming tasks) From:Jean Hollis Weber <jean -at- wrevenge -dot- com -dot- au> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 09 Oct 1999 10:00:10 +1000
On 10/7/99, Julie <jboskey -at- wheels -dot- com> wrote:
> The State wanted the RTF files to
> become pretty pages with dictionary-style headers and footers (so that
> if section IA.123 was the first section on that page, that section
> number had to appear in the header.) Major pain when using Word - each
> page had to be a separate section.
You can do this in Word 97 without making each page a separate section.
Define a style for your section numbers (IA.123 and similar), then insert a
STYLEREF field into your page header. If you select the appropriate
switches for the field, the header will pick up the first (or last,
whichever you specify) paragraph with that style on the page. E-mail me
offlist if you want the procedure spelled out in detail.
Regards, Jean
Jean Hollis Weber mailto:jean -at- wrevenge -dot- com -dot- au
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