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roysoham85
Copper Contributor
Aug 20, 2020

Content in header changes when I convert the word document to pdf

My document has a header and footer. The moment I click onto print preview, the content of the header changes to an older version. The intention is to convert the word to a pdf. The document was or...
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JMarti54
Copper Contributor
Nov 09, 2022

roysoham85 I am totally having this issues with docmuments and I'm going crazy,  I have started over, I have started a new document and transferred the info...

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    Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP
    MVP
    Nov 10, 2022

    JMarti54 If you upload a copy of a Word document with which you have the problem we will investigate the issue.

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        Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP
        MVP
        Nov 10, 2022

        JMarti54 After clicking on Reply, click on the "Open full text editor" link 

         

         

        and then you will see 

         

         

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    Charles_Kenyon
    Bronze Contributor
    Nov 10, 2022

    JMarti54 

    Every section of a Word document has three headers and three footers. You can have multiple sections in a single page which really makes things confusing. Header/Footer Settings Recap


    The simple thing to do is to expand every section to have at least three full pages. Then you will be able to see all of your headers and footers. Edit to suit, and then remove the extra pages.

    Here is a tool prepared by Word MVPs: Toolkit for Advanced Management of Headers and Footers.

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