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SamtheEngineer
Apr 26, 2022Copper Contributor
Forcing margin on only first page of automated reference list
I am writing an academic paper and my required format calls for a 2" top margin on the first page of new sections and a 1" top margin on all other pages. I am having trouble implementing this with my...
- May 02, 2022
Hello SamtheEngineer ,
Unfortunately, you can't.
Like margins, which even though you click 'This section only', they apply to entire document, meaning to every first page of a header. I raised this as an issue with Microsoft, creating a ticket Case #:29073215:
- However, "Different first page", "Different odd & even page", or even the page set-up, i.e. margins, although marked "This section" always change the entire document. Please advise how to allow sections to utilise these options independently."
They closed the ticket with this info:
- "Assessment / Recommendations:
The current Business impact provided was discussed with the escalation team and the feedback was that at the current time this change would carry a high-risk regression and potential major impact, it was not accepted."
So, we have to think of workarounds.
I wrote academic papers too. They will not check how you have your headers/footers set, only how the layout looks like when printed, or PDFed. So, I recommend to set a new style, like I did, called '1st par of 1st page' (for example) and give its paragraph some points before. This will place the start of the text well below the margin.
It's a simple and elegant solution. Lenka
Lenka_Kerumova
May 02, 2022Iron Contributor
Hello SamtheEngineer ,
Unfortunately, you can't.
Like margins, which even though you click 'This section only', they apply to entire document, meaning to every first page of a header. I raised this as an issue with Microsoft, creating a ticket Case #:29073215:
- However, "Different first page", "Different odd & even page", or even the page set-up, i.e. margins, although marked "This section" always change the entire document. Please advise how to allow sections to utilise these options independently."
They closed the ticket with this info:
- "Assessment / Recommendations:
The current Business impact provided was discussed with the escalation team and the feedback was that at the current time this change would carry a high-risk regression and potential major impact, it was not accepted."
So, we have to think of workarounds.
I wrote academic papers too. They will not check how you have your headers/footers set, only how the layout looks like when printed, or PDFed. So, I recommend to set a new style, like I did, called '1st par of 1st page' (for example) and give its paragraph some points before. This will place the start of the text well below the margin.
It's a simple and elegant solution. Lenka
SamtheEngineer
May 02, 2022Copper Contributor
Thank you! This, along with a few other tricks got the job done.