Headers and Footers Not Visible with Hercules Monochrome

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you run Word 6.0 for Windows in page layout view using a system with a Hercules Monochrome display adapter:

• The header and footer text is not visible when you work in the body text. (The body text is visible.)
• The body text is not visible when you work in the header or footer area. (The header and footer text is visible.)

CAUSE

In page layout view, Word renders header and footer text in light gray when you work in the body text. However, Hercules Monochrome monitors support only two colors: black and white. On these screens, light gray is mapped to white. Because the background of the page is also white, the header and footer text becomes invisible.

WORKAROUND

You cannot reconfigured Word to use a color other than gray to represent header and footer text. However, there are two ways to use Word to avoid this problem.

Method 1: Use normal view. Normal view does not use WYSIWYG page layout

          view and thus, does not display the headers and footers. When
          you edit the header or footer, use the Header And Footer command
          on the View menu to automatically switch Word into page layout
          view temporarily while you edit the header or footer.

          editing. Because it is a preview mode, it also renders header
          and footer text in black.

          To use print preview mode, select the Print Preview command from
          the File menu. Once the preview appears, choose the magnifying
          glass button on the toolbar. Print preview mode will work like
          page layout view, but the headers and footers will appear black.