New section header 'Same as Previous' - can default be changed

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PEVA - 21 Feb 2006 18:11 GMT

Can the default for new section headers and footers be changed to be *not*
'Same as previous'? (I know how to turn 'Same as Previous' off once the
section is created - how do I change the default for newly created sections?)

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 21 Feb 2006 19:06 GMT

You could use a macro to insert the Section Break and turn off the "Same as
Previous" for all headers and footers in the new section.

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> Can the default for new section headers and footers be changed to be *not*
> 'Same as previous'? (I know how to turn 'Same as Previous' off once the
> section is created - how do I change the default for newly created
> sections?)

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PEVA - 22 Feb 2006 16:16 GMT

That would proably work. Not sure it would be worth the trouble of
creating/invoking a macro - but I'lll give it some thought. Changeable
defaults would be nice.

> You could use a macro to insert the Section Break and turn off the "Same as
> Previous" for all headers and footers in the new section.
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> > section is created - how do I change the default for newly created
> > sections?)

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Greg - 22 Feb 2006 17:51 GMT

It isnt' that much trouble:

Sub InsertSectionBreak()
Selection.InsertBreak Type:=wdSectionBreakNextPage
With Selection.Sections(1)
With .PageSetup
.DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = True
.OddAndEvenPagesHeaderFooter = True
End With
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).LinkToPrevious = False
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).LinkToPrevious = False
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterEvenPages).LinkToPrevious = False
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterEvenPages).LinkToPrevious = False
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).LinkToPrevious = False
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).LinkToPrevious = False
End With
End Sub

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 22 Feb 2006 02:26 GMT

If you unlink section 2 from section 1, new sections that are subsequently
created should also be unlinked.

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PEVA - 22 Feb 2006 16:15 GMT

Ummm - that's not the way it's working here. Regardless of what you do prior
to inserting new section, new headers and footers always link to previous - I
just tried it to confirm. I've never seen it work any other way on any
version of Word.

> If you unlink section 2 from section 1, new sections that are subsequently
> created should also be unlinked.

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