easy one for the experts

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David

Hi

I simply want to type a letter where the second page that appears when I've
filled the first with text, has different headers from the first page. It's
a business letter and I want date, reference, logo, addressee etc on the
first page but not on the second or subsequent pages. How do I do this? It
seems that Word only allows different headers/footers between sections. But
if I make the second page a new section, Word simply extends the page
formatting for the first page over into the next page as I type, making the
new section page three, and so on. [Why oh why can this simple stuff not be
more user friendly?]

Guidance and help would be much appreciated.

David
 
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Karen

Hi David,

Sorry if this is a double post (my first one disappeared).

You could try File, Page Setup, Layout and then tick the box under
Headers and Footers that says "different first page".

Good luck with this!
Karen
 
K

Karen

Hi David,

I use Word 2003 and what I do is go to File, Page Setup, Layout and
checkmark the box that says "Headers and Footers - different first
page".

Good luck with this!

Karen
 
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David

OK got it. Thanks to you both...but like it says in those instructions in
the link page, it's counterintuitive. Such a fundamental requirement for a
word processing package. Be so easy to rant!
 
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Charles Kenyon

Take a look at: How to set up letterhead or some other document where you
want one header on the first page and a different header on other pages.
http://www.addbalance.com/word/headersfooters.htm This gives step-by-step
instructions. (It also has the following links)

Some other pages to look at:

Letterhead Tips and Instructions
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm

Letterhead Textboxes and Styles tutorial
http://addbalance.com/word/download.htm#LetterheadTextboxesAndStylesTutorial

Template Basics
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm

How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm

Word "Forms"
http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms and

Word for Word Perfect Users
http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordperfect.htm if you are coming from a WP
environment (or even if you are not).

If you are interested in creating templates that will work with the letter
wizard or use that wizard, you should look at the chapter on Advanced
Document Formatting in Using Office 2003 (or whatever your version is),
Special Edition, by Ed Bott and Woody Leonhard. It has detailed instructions
including instructions on getting the fields you want from your Outlook
Contacts for addressing a letter. (Chapter 19 of SE Using Office 2003) You
should be able to get this through your public library or at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0789729555/balancecheckbookA/

Finally, take a look at the letter templates that come with Word. While they
are no great shakes as letterhead, they do use styles and AutoText lists
very well. If you use the same style names that are used in those templates
in your own letterhead for the same parts of the document, you will have
better luck with using the built-in AutoText entries in Word.

Hope this helps,
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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David said:
Hi

I simply want to type a letter where the second page that appears when
I've filled the first with text, has different headers from the first
page. It's a business letter and I want date, reference, logo, addressee
etc on the first page but not on the second or subsequent pages. How do I
do this? It seems that Word only allows different headers/footers between
sections. But if I make the second page a new section, Word simply extends
the page formatting for the first page over into the next page as I type,
making the new section page three, and so on. [Why oh why can this simple
stuff not be more user friendly?]

Guidance and help would be much appreciated.

David
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