WD: Can't See Contents of Header or Footer from Document

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Any of the following symptoms may occur with headers or foooters:

• When you try to view the header or footer, you do not see the expected box around it labeled "Header" or "Footer".



• When you view the document in print preview or in page layout view, the header is not at the top of the page but is at either side of the page, and the text of the document is next to the header instead of below it.



• When you try to view the header or footer, you cannot edit the text in it.

CAUSE

The entire contents of the header or footer are in a frame.

While framed text can be displayed in a Word 2.0 document, Word 6.0 displays framed headers and footers differently than Word 2.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

Remove the frame from the contents of the header or footer.

1. From the View menu, choose Header And Footer.



2. From the Format menu, choose Frame.



3. In the Frame dialog box, choose Remove Frame. The header should now be visible, though the contents may not look right, since they are no longer in a frame.



4. Click the first button on the Header And Footer toolbar (Switch Between Header and Footer) to move the insertion point to the footer. If necessary, remove the frame as described in steps 2 and 3.



5. Choose the Switch Between Header And Footer button, the Show Next button, and the Show Previous button on the Header And Footer toolbar to check each active header and footer pane in the document as necessary to eliminate the problem.



6. To reapply a frame to the contents of the header (and prevent the problem from occurring again), follow these steps:
   
   
   1. Select everything in the header or footer.
   
   
   
   2. From the Insert Menu, choose Frame.
   
   
   
   Word automatically adds an additional paragraph mark to the pane to act as an anchor point for the Frame. This additional paragraph mark prevents the problem from happening again.

Additional query words: invisible hidden disappear wp unable

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbconversion winword macword word6
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug