The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a,
2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you format a frame (version 2.0) or
an absolutely positioned object (APO) (version 1.x) for a Horizontal
Outside position, and you create it on two or more consecutive pages,
Word places the frame or APO on opposite sides of the consecutive
pages.
MORE INFORMATION
Objects that you position as Horizontal Outside on two consecutive
pages are positioned on the right side of the first page and the left
side of the second page. This problem occurs even if you do NOT select
the Facing Pages option in the Page Setup dialog box (version 2.0) or
the Mirror Margins option in the Document dialog box (version 1.x).
Steps to Reproduce Problem
Word Version 2.x and 6.x
- Type a line of text, and press ENTER.
- Select the paragraph of text.
- From the Insert menu, choose Frame.
- From the Format menu, choose Frame. In the Horizontal box, select
Outside, and select Margin in the Relative To box. In the Vertical
box, select Center, and select Margin in the Relative To box.
- Choose the OK button.
- Position the insertion point to the right of the frame, and press
ENTER.
- Select the frame. From the Edit menu, choose Copy. Position the
insertion point in front of the second paragraph mark below the
frame. From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
- Position the insertion point in front of the empty paragraph mark
between the two frames. From the Insert menu, choose Break. Select
Next Page in the Section Break dialog box, and choose the OK button.
- From the File menu, choose Print Preview to compare the two pages.
The text is positioned on the right side of the first page and the
left side of the second page.
Word Version 1.x
- From the Insert menu, choose Picture. Select the New Picture
option, and choose the OK button.
- Select the empty picture frame.
- From the Format menu, choose Position.
- In the Horizontal box, select Outside, and select Page in the
Relative To box. In the Vertical box, select Center, and select
Margin in the Relative To box. Choose the OK button.
- Press the ENTER key twice to insert two paragraph marks after the
picture. Position the insertion point in front of the second
paragraph mark. From the Insert menu, choose Break. Select Next Page
in the Section Break dialog box, and choose the OK button.
- Repeat steps 1 through 4 on the second page.
- From the File menu, choose Print Preview to compare the two pages.
The text is positioned on the right side of the first page and the
left side of the second page.
Reference(s):
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, page 405
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