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Mary Ann - 31 Oct 2006 14:20 GMT

I am creating Word templates with Company logos, address etc in the header
and footer which will be used to send via email as attachments.

They will mainly be viewed on screen.

Is there a way to prevent the information in the header and footer from
appearing “greyed out” when the user opens the document and views it on
screen?

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Stefan Blom - 31 Oct 2006 14:53 GMT

No, Word always greys out headers and footers in Print Layout view
(unless you've activated the header/footer area, in which case the
main body of the document is greyed out instead).

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> I am creating Word templates with Company logos, address etc in the header
> and footer which will be used to send via email as attachments.
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> Is there a way to prevent the information in the header and footer from
> appearing "greyed out" when the user opens the document and views it

> screen?

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Mary Ann - 31 Oct 2006 16:13 GMT

Disappointing but thank you for confirming!

> No, Word always greys out headers and footers in Print Layout view
> (unless you've activated the header/footer area, in which case the
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> on
> > screen?

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Graham Mayor - 31 Oct 2006 15:01 GMT

Convert to PDF before sending them as attachments. You'll need additional
software, but PDF will at least ensure that what is received is the same as
what you sent. Try Primopdf

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> I am creating Word templates with Company logos, address etc in the
> header and footer which will be used to send via email as attachments.
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> from appearing "greyed out" when the user opens the document and
> views it on screen?

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Mary Ann - 31 Oct 2006 16:13 GMT

Thank you

> Convert to PDF before sending them as attachments. You'll need additional
> software, but PDF will at least ensure that what is received is the same as
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> > from appearing "greyed out" when the user opens the document and
> > views it on screen?

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