Re: Word header hell

["Pro TechWriter" <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Does the document, by chance, have a blank header and footer set for the
first page (like a title page)? Sometimes this works, if that is true:

   1. Select File --> Page Setup.
   2. Click the Layout tab on the Page Setup window.
   3. Clear the Different first page checkbox.
   4. If the Different odd and even checkbox is selected, clear that one
   also.

This will sometimes reset the headers and footers to be blank because it
deletes all the text and resets to the page with the blank header and
footer.

Let me know if that works.

If it does not, you can try a few other things:

   - Save the doc as .rtf and try it again.
   - Insert the document into a new blank Word doc.
   - OR open it in Wordpad and save as a new document. (Start -->
   Programs --> Accessories --> Wordpad). Wordpad deletes the headers and
   footers and all the page breaks, but most of the other formatting should be
   there. (Bullets might come across with numbers and bullets, but even in my
   very complicated Infomapping doc, the formatting looks very good.

HTH!
Good luck!
PT
On 5/18/07, Wilhelm, Joel <jwilhelm -at- athenati -dot- com> wrote:

>
> I am trying to edit a document from someone else. It is a Word doc,
> stored in SharePoint. Every time I click on, highlight, or otherwise try
> to access the header, Word locks up and I have to kill it. I have
> searched for info on how to destroy headers without touching them, but I
> can't find anything. Any ideas?
>
> Joel
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