Working with headers, Word 2K

I have a nagging problem with Word that I haven’t been able to solve, perhaps someone has had experience with this and found an answer.

I have created a Page One business header (letterhead with logo), inserted a section break, and created a different Page Two header (letterhead with no logo). Page three, four, etc. is just a repeat of page two.

When I type to the end of page one, and continue onto the second page, the page one header with logo repeats itself on the next page. The page two header I created, is now actually on page three. I’ve tried checking the box under Page Setup, Layout, that says "different first page," but then the header disappears.

Does anyone know how to type continuously from page one of a letterhead onto a different page two of a letterhead --without the header of page one repeating itself?

TIA!
- maureen

 

On the "Header & Footer" bar (from view) pick the "page setup" icon.

You will see an option there to use a different header/footer on the first page.

Check that and your document will behave as you want it to.

You will only need to set up the first page header and the second page header before you save the document as a template.

Then, every page after the 2nd will use the same header as you have for the 2nd page.

 

Hi Newt. Like I said, whenever I click on the "different first page" box, the header disappears. As soon as you open header/footer and the toolbar comes up, you're put into a header. If I'm on page one, that header comes up and when I click on "different first page," the header disappears. Same with page two, if I'm on page two and click on different first page, page two's header disappears.

The "same as previous" button on that toolbar (same header as in the previous section) is grayed out. I've used that before to separate the continuation of a header between sections. But it's grayed out here because there is no continuation between sections. each section has a different header.

Am I just doing things in the wrong sequence?

-maureen

 

Hi maureen,

You answered your own question. It's a matter of sequence.

You must create your headers after you set up the profile of the page. That is to say, after you tag the "different first page" box, then create your header on the first and second pages.

 

Okay, Newt!!! I’ve been fooling with this, and discovered that my problem was that I had created two sections, each with its own header, thinking I needed a different section for each header. It was overkill, I didn’t need to create two sections to have two headers, each section is its own "first page" so your instructions weren't working. yet.

But you’re absolutely right, you can create an entirely different second page header with that box checked as long as you don't have section breaks messing up the sequence.

What you can't do is go back into an existing header and check "different first page," it disappears. I had to start from scratch with a new file, click on header/footers, click on page set up, click a check on "different first page" THEN create the header. When you get to the second page, you can create the second header with no difficulty. It works fine, just like you said.

Thanks! It wasn't so difficult after all!

maureen

 

Right, Zephyr!

I did answer my own question! Thanks buddy.

-maureen