I quite often use Word to create multi-page documents with a lot of scanned sections. I often want the scanned sections to appear in the same place on every page. Ideally I would like to be able to create and position guide lines to show me where on the page to put the scanned images, but I don't want these guide lines to print. This is possible in many graphics programs just by dragging the horizontal and vertical rulers, but Word doesn't seem to have this capability. I can do it by creating a header that displays on every page with the guide lines, and after dong all the positioning, deleting the lines, but this is tedious and time consuming. How do I best do this in Word? Or if it's not possible, please can it go on the wish list for a future version?



Thank you - Rowan

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Word is not intended o be a design or page layout program, it is a word processor, which is different. Look at InDesign or Publisher which may better meet your needs.

You can display document gridlines in Word. Use the "Gridlines" option on the View tab. See the attached screen shot.

You can customize the grid via Page Layout tab > Arrange group > Align > Grid Settings.

That said, you won't have access to the same type of placement options as the ones that are found in page layout programs.

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