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C Hendry - 25 Mar 2004 16:38 GMT

I am currently having a problem when I open a document
that has been produced by someone using Word 2000; I am
using Word 2002.

When I open such documents the headers and footers become
animated, in that they constantly move from left to right.

Apart from deleting them and starting again I have yet to
find a way to permanently keep the headers and footers
still. There are obviously things I can do to fix them
for a short time but they will always start moving again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 25 Mar 2004 17:08 GMT

Are you sure the document creators haven't used "Different odd and even"
header/footer settings and intentionally aligned the header/footer text
differently on alternate pages?

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- 26 Mar 2004 12:11 GMT

Thanks for that. However, I am sure that this is not the
case.

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Robert M. Franz (RMF) - 26 Mar 2004 15:10 GMT

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>>>I am currently having a problem when I open a document
>>>that has been produced by someone using Word 2000; I am
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>>>become animated, in that they constantly move from left to
>>>right.

If you are positive it's not the setting Suzanne is talking about, we
need more details: If you are in Normal view, go to View | Headers and
footers. Now, by looking at one page, please describe how the header is
animated.

Two things I can think of in Word that are animated are: Animated text
(Format | Font: Animation) or an inserted animated GIF file (which
doesn't display in an animated fashion in most cases, though).

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- 26 Mar 2004 16:09 GMT

Thanks for that,

Our headers and footers are formatted by inserting a 3
column single row table into the H & F. The table left
and right edges of the table "dance" too and fro, almost
as though it's trying to fit itself to one condition, then
realises it's wrong and re-adjusts back. This happens to
the tables in both the H & F not one or the other.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 26 Mar 2004 17:53 GMT

Do you have "Mirror margins" enabled?

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