WD97: Pleading Wizard Uses Negative Margins
ID: Q163157
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
SYMPTOMS
The top and bottom margins of a document created by using the Pleading
Wizard are a negative measurement.
CAUSE
This functionality is by design. The top and bottom margins are set to a
negative measurement to prevent changes in the header and footer from
causing alignment problems with the body text and the line numbers. The
negative measurement prevents the header or footer area from growing.
MORE INFORMATION
Word normally sets a positive measurement for the header or footer area. If
the footer content expands outside of the footer area--the distance between
the edge of the page and the measurement defined for the footer-- then as
the bottom margin increases, the body text area decreases. This would
negatively affect line numbering.
When you use a standard bottom margin, and the footer content exceeds the
margin size, the bottom margin increases in size, allowing for a smaller
text area. This smaller text area may cause problems with the line numbers
in the body of the document. For example, if the bottom margin is
increased, the body area decreases allowing for fewer line numbers.
If you have margins that are set to negative values, Word defines the
footer to be a certain size. If the footer contents exceed the bottom
margin size, the footer contents are clipped if they exceed the size of the
bottom margin and Word does not change the size of the body area. That way
the line numbers are not disturbed.
In most pleading documents, the footer size is not as important as the line
numbers. If the footer content is truncated, you modify the footer content
rather than trying to adjust the line numbers (modifying the footer content
is easier than adjusting the line numbers).
For additional information, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q181365 WD97: Pleading Wizard Font Point Size Is Too Small or Too Large
Q181384 WD97: Text, Line Numbering Don't Line Up in Pleading File
Additional query words:
Keywords : kbtemplate word97 kblayout
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb