Problem with Watermarks in Word 2003 Table

[basils57]

I wonder if anyone can help please?

I've created documents containing a table in Word in portrait mode, and
by necessity, with quite a full page - 0.5cm margin top & bottom.

Once I apply a watermark to the page the bottom cell of the table
'drops' to a newly inserted sheet, thus making a 3 page doc a 4 pager,
and destroying the table appearance. This is irrespective of the font
size of the watermark etc.

Any ideas please why this is occurring and how I can get around it?

 

[Stefan Blom]

Press Ctrl+Shift+8 to display nonprinting marks. Format the paragraph mark
(¶) immediately below the table as line spacing 1 pt, and with zero spacing
before and after. That should help. If necessary, do the same with the blank
paragraphs in headers and footers.

See also http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/BlankPage.htm.

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[basils57]

Thanks for that - the only problem is that there isn't a paragraph mark
below or immediately below the table.
The bottom cell has dropped to a new page and the re is a page break,
nothiong else, below it on that page.

 

[basils57]

If I take the watermark off the page, then I can do as you suggest.

Formatting the para mark immediately below the table makes n
difference and once the w/m is applied - the bottom table cell ro
drops.

Taking the w/m off again, and doing the same with the header & foote
as suggested, then this immediately drops the cell row even befor
adding a w/m. This seems strange (header & footer), I would hav
thought it would have had the opposite effect

 

[Beth Melton]

Try setting the Text Wrapping for the watermark to "Behind Text".

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[basils57]

Thanks for that Beth, will see how it goes.

Try setting the Text Wrapping for the watermark to "Behind Text".

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

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