Hi.

I am using Word 2007 at home, but save my template as 2000 compatible, as we have one old machine at work which I use too, and this still has Word 2000.

I am trying to update my work template a little, and have a footer on every page, but the header just on the first page.

the margin for the second page starts just below where the second page header *would* be. I obviously want my text to start at the top of the page. If I alter the margin "from this point onwards" it seems to upset my page/sections settings, and I end up with a first page header/section 2 on page 2, and the margins don't seem to work properly.

Anyone fancy trying to tweak this for me? Although I have plenty of hair, I fear by the time I have completed this task, I will have either gone bald or torn it all out!

Any advice, or offers to take a peek would be great!

What is the setting for "Vertical alignment" in the Page Setup dialog box? Choose "Top" if that option hasn't already been selected.

To display the dialog box in Word 2007, click the dialog launcher (the little arrow on the bottom right) of the Page Setup group on the Page Layout tab. In Word 97-2003, click File | Page Setup. You'll find the option on the Layout tab of the dialog box.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Thanks.

I have just checked that, and it is set as top.

I have started from scratch, but seem to struggle with setting a different page margin at the top of the first page to the rest of document, and keeping the first page header different from the other pages.

Still playing now, hopeful it will work!

It seems that i get everything as it should be, save it, open it, and the margins have reverted! Ahh!

The "Different first page" option lets you change the content for the first page. However, to change the top margin for the first page, you'll have to resort to tricks; see http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/Letterhead.htm.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

It's confusing me, I must admit.

I set the first page margin to 4.5cm (just below the headed paper type header on the first page).

I then goto page 2, no header (just a footer). I adjust the margins on this page to 0.75cm, and set "from this point on onwards". This seems to work, I get different margins for the first page and then onwards.

But when I save and then re-open, the second page margins have reverted to that of the first page (I save the template with just one page, having deleted the lines that fell over onto the second page).

Seems simple, but I am struggling

When you change the margins for a selection like that, Word adds a section break, because margins are stored at the section level. Most likely, what you deleted included the section break, which would cause the formatting to revert. (To see the added section break, display nonprinting marks, for example by clicking the ¶ button on the Home tab.)

Also, note that section breaks interrupts the flow of text, that is, text won't flow automatically across a section break, and therefore using the tricks in the linked article will usually be easier.

For more on section level formatting, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting...thsections.htm.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Think I will have another go later starting from scratch following the guide. Thanks.