Word 2008 Header/Footer Problem

[kateri]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Weird problem. Headers and footers have been working fine. Now when I open a document with a header or footer already in it, I am unable to edit them. When I double-click on the header or footer, if it is a picture I just get the option to format the picture - but I can't delete it or add a different header or footer. If I use a new document, I can create a header or footer, but as soon as I save it, close it and re-open it, the same thing happens. I am unable to edit the header or footer. It doesn't matter if the header or footer is a picture or just straight text. When I e-mail the document to someone else, they have no problem with editing them. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[John McGhie]

Headers and footers are components of section breaks.

A document can have several section breaks.

Some or all of the section breaks can be "Protected" to prevent editing.

Have a look under Tools menu: if you see "Unprotect document" that's the
problem. Click it to release the protection. You may need the password.

Hope this helps

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Weird problem.
Headers and footers have been working fine. Now when I open a document with a
header or footer already in it, I am unable to edit them. When I double-click
on the header or footer, if it is a picture I just get the option to format
the picture - but I can't delete it or add a different header or footer. If I
use a new document, I can create a header or footer, but as soon as I save it,
close it and re-open it, the same thing happens. I am unable to edit the
header or footer. It doesn't matter if the header or footer is a picture or
just straight text. When I e-mail the document to someone else, they have no
problem with editing them. Thanks for any suggestions.

This email is my business email -- Please do not email me about forum
matters unless you intend to pay!

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John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Word, Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. | Ph: +61 (0)4 1209 1410
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]

 

[kateri]

Thanks John. That didn't work as the document was not protected. However, I renamed the normal template and had Word recreate it and THAT worked. Thanks again.

 

[John McGhie]

Thanks Kate: I didn't think of that one in relation to this fault

Had you told me you could not edit headers/footers in "new" documents
created by you, I would have become suspicious of Normal then.

Thanks for posting back.

Thanks John. That didn't work as the document was not protected. However, I
renamed the normal template and had Word recreate it and THAT worked. Thanks
again.

This email is my business email -- Please do not email me about forum
matters unless you intend to pay!

--

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Word, Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. | Ph: +61 (0)4 1209 1410
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]