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Linked Headers Not Working
Hi Lorna,
There has been no change in Word to do this.
Can you include a link to a document that is displaying this behavior.
Why a sample file is important for troubleshooting - - - - - - - and how to do it.
Each section of a Word document has three headers and three footers. The Link to Previous setting applies to the specific header or footer, not to the entire section's set of headers and footers. The setting is checked by default until changed by the user. When it is not checked and you check it, you are telling Word to make the header/footer in the current section apply to the previous section (and delete any content in the header/footer in the previous section).
If you have a header/footer in the previous section that you want in the current section and you want them to stay linked, you need to copy the content from the previous section's header/footer into the current section's header/footer and then check the box.
Here is my Header/Footer Settings Recap.
email address removed for privacy reasons
I will post a link to the file here unless you tell me not to. Please include in the email a link to this post.
Here is a temporary link to a document demonstrating some of the principles.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fd0exxt6pqij5nf
/Header%20and%20Footer%20Experimentation%20Document.docx?dl=0
Here is a link to another version of that document that seems to be happier without Section fields in the headers and footers.
- I used the temporary link to upload the file.
- In case the big brother struck the email address before you got this, you will have to decipher:
wordfaq[at]addbalance[dot]com
The file I posted gives my system conniptions because of a Section field. Here is a link to one without that.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hctoq2npx45wsdy/Header%20and%20Footer%20Experimentation%20Document%20without%20Section%20field.docx?dl=0
I will be expanding that periodically.
