I am a legal secretary and deal with this all of the time . . . althoug
I've never heard it called a Red Herring. Are you wanting to creat
the "pleading lines" or insert your firm name in the left margin?
Pleading lines/numbers are put into a text box in the header, righ
aligned, and spaced _exactly_ at 25.1 pts.
To put in your firm name and turn it sideways, use Word Art. Choose a
easy to read font (like Ariel or Times New Roman), and rotate it. Thi
also goes in the _header_. Putting these items in the header protect
them and makes the rest of your document usable without accidentall
selecting things you don't want.
I can forward a sample if you like