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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / March 2005Page numbering almost invisible
We have started using MS Word 2000 (being forced to use it because with our new network software WordPerfect keeps crashing). The page numbers are so dimmed as to be almost invisible. I really have to squint. I click on the page number, that shaded square appears, and I change "Font Color" (the "A" button on the upper right) to black, but this doesn't help. Also, I go to the "Page Numbering" Style, go to Format --> Font, change the font color to black, and that doesn't help either. Any help would be appreciated. It is important to see how the page number appears. Text in the header and footer is dimmed when you are working in the document body and vice versa. The page number should look normal in Print Preview and will print normally.  SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > We have started using MS Word 2000 (being forced to use it because with > our new network software WordPerfect keeps crashing). [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Any help would be appreciated. It is important to see how the page > number appears. Thanks very much for your quick replies. I know you do this for free and I am grateful. (The answer is disappointing -- it means that to remember what page I'm on, I have to either continually click onto Print Preview, or clutter the screen with the status bar -- but that's just the fault of Microsoft, of course.) FWIW, I can't imagine working in Word without the status bar displayed. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Thanks very much for your quick replies. I know you do this for free > and I am grateful. > (The answer is disappointing -- it means that to remember what page I'm > on, I have to either continually click onto Print Preview, or clutter > the screen with the status bar -- but that's just the fault of > Microsoft, of course.) The status bar tells you where you are in the document. I always know that. In WordPerfect, if I forgot what page I was on, I could simply hop down a few lines to the end of the page. Now I have to add the status bar, which takes up space, and except for the page number, clutters the screen with useless info. It also tells you whether you have Track Changes enabled or have accidentally kicked into Overtype mode and various other "status" issues including saving and printing. For documents with more than one section, it can be an invaluable troubleshooting tool. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > The status bar tells you where you are in the document. I always know > that. In WordPerfect, if I forgot what page I was on, I could simply > hop down a few lines to the end of the page. Now I have to add the > status bar, which takes up space, and except for the page number, > clutters the screen with useless info. >The status bar tells you where you are in the document. I always know >that. In WordPerfect, if I forgot what page I was on, I could simply >hop down a few lines to the end of the page. Now I have to add the >status bar, which takes up space, and except for the page number, >clutters the screen with useless info. In Word, you don't even need to hop down to the bottom of the page. Just click (without dragging) on the thumb-button on the vertical scroll bar and it will tell you the page number plus some arbitrary recent heading. Bob S I consider it a waste of space too. But I never care what page I am on until I am ready to print, and then I check print preview. > FWIW, I can't imagine working in Word without the status bar displayed. SignatureDaiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: <http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/> What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ In Word's Print Layout view, headers and footers are always grayed or dimmed when you're working in the body of the text, and vice versa. To see how they'll look on paper, use File > Print Preview. SignatureRegards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org > We have started using MS Word 2000 (being forced to use it because > with our new network software WordPerfect keeps crashing). [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Any help would be appreciated. It is important to see how the page > number appears. |
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