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Old May 26th, 2004, 11:14 AM
Bill
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Hi

Anyone have any idea how to write text into the margins in
Word 2002?

I need a header that goes inside the left margin of every
page of the document with the same text in it on every
page and I also need to write margin notes in the right
margin.

I can't find anything about this in Word help.

Thanks
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Old May 26th, 2004, 01:21 PM
Greg
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Default Margin Text

Bill,

For the left side, you will need to insert a frame
anchored in the header. You can access the insert frame
icon from the Forms toolbar.

For the right side, you can create style using a frame
posistioned in the right margin.
-----Original Message-----
Hi

Anyone have any idea how to write text into the margins

in
Word 2002?

I need a header that goes inside the left margin of every
page of the document with the same text in it on every
page and I also need to write margin notes in the right
margin.

I can't find anything about this in Word help.

Thanks
.

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Old May 26th, 2004, 03:02 PM
Charles Kenyon
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Default Margin Text

You can use a text box or a frame. This is in the header/footer even though
it is outside the area normally considered the header.

Take a look at:
Letterhead Textboxes and Styles tutorial
http://addbalance.com/word/download/...StylesTutorial

Some other pages to look at if this is letterhead:

How to set up letterhead or some other document where you want one header on
the first page and a different header on other pages.
http://www.addbalance.com/word/headersfooters.htm This gives step-by-step
instructions. (It also has the following links)

Letterhead Tips and Instructions
http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/Letterhead.htm

Letterhead Textboxes and Styles tutorial
http://addbalance.com/word/download/...StylesTutorial

Template Basics
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm

How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm

Word "Forms"
http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordw...rces.htm#Forms and

Word for Word Perfect Users
http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordperfect.htm if you are coming from a WP
environment (or even if you are not).

If you are interested in creating templates that will work with the letter
wizard or use that wizard, you should look at the chapter on Advanced
Document Formatting in Using Office 2003 (or whatever your version is),
Special Edition, by Ed Bott and Woody Leonhard. It has detailed instructions
including instructions on getting the fields you want from your Outlook
Contacts for addressing a letter. (Chapter 19 of SE Using Office 2003) You
should be able to get this through your public library or at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...ncecheckbookA/

Finally, take a look at the letter templates that come with Word. While they
are no great shakes as letterhead, they do use styles and AutoText lists
very well. If you use the same style names that are used in those templates
in your own letterhead for the same parts of the document, you will have
better luck with using the built-in AutoText entries in Word.

Hope this helps,
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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Hi

Anyone have any idea how to write text into the margins in
Word 2002?

I need a header that goes inside the left margin of every
page of the document with the same text in it on every
page and I also need to write margin notes in the right
margin.

I can't find anything about this in Word help.

Thanks



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Old May 26th, 2004, 04:43 PM
Bill
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Default Margin Text

That's great. Thanks.


-----Original Message-----
You can use a text box or a frame. This is in the

header/footer even though
it is outside the area normally considered the header.

Take a look at:
Letterhead Textboxes and Styles tutorial
http://addbalance.com/word/download/...m#LetterheadTe

xtboxesAndStylesTutorial

Some other pages to look at if this is letterhead:

How to set up letterhead or some other document where you

want one header on
the first page and a different header on other pages.
http://www.addbalance.com/word/headersfooters.htm This

gives step-by-step
instructions. (It also has the following links)

Letterhead Tips and Instructions
http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/Letterhead.htm

Letterhead Textboxes and Styles tutorial
http://addbalance.com/word/download/...m#LetterheadTe

xtboxesAndStylesTutorial

Template Basics
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm

How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...CreateATemplat

ePart2.htm

Word "Forms"

http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordw...rces.htm#Forms
and

Word for Word Perfect Users
http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordperfect.htm if you

are coming from a WP
environment (or even if you are not).

If you are interested in creating templates that will

work with the letter
wizard or use that wizard, you should look at the chapter

on Advanced
Document Formatting in Using Office 2003 (or whatever

your version is),
Special Edition, by Ed Bott and Woody Leonhard. It has

detailed instructions
including instructions on getting the fields you want

from your Outlook
Contacts for addressing a letter. (Chapter 19 of SE Using

Office 2003) You
should be able to get this through your public library or

at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...29555/balancec

heckbookA/

Finally, take a look at the letter templates that come

with Word. While they
are no great shakes as letterhead, they do use styles and

AutoText lists
very well. If you use the same style names that are used

in those templates
in your own letterhead for the same parts of the

document, you will have
better luck with using the built-in AutoText entries in

Word.

Hope this helps,
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:

http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented

version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)

http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is

awesome!
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"Bill" wrote in

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Hi

Anyone have any idea how to write text into the margins

in
Word 2002?

I need a header that goes inside the left margin of

every
page of the document with the same text in it on every
page and I also need to write margin notes in the right
margin.

I can't find anything about this in Word help.

Thanks



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