WD: How to Display the Header in Normal View Using Split Screen (142498)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
This article was previously published under Q142498

SUMMARY

In Word for Windows 2.x, if you are in Normal view and you choose Header/Footer from the View menu, you are prompted with a dialog box. Once you specify header or footer, Word displays the header or footer pane in a split screen. In Word 6.x and 7.x, if you choose Header and Footer, the document switches to page layout view and displays the header with the document dimmed.

This article describes how to get the Word 2.x functionality in Word 6.x and 7.x for Windows and Word 6.x for the Macintosh. In order to display the dialog box the way it is displayed in Word 2.x, use one of the following macros:
  • If you are using Word 6.x for Windows, Word 6.x for Windows NT, or Word 7.x for Windows 95, use the Word2ViewHeaderFooter macro from the Supplemental Macros for Word for Windows 6.0 Application Note.
  • If you are using Word 6.x for either Windows or Macintosh, use the NormalViewHeaderFooter macro from the Word 6.x Macros template.

MORE INFORMATION

How to install the macro

Word for Windows, version 6.x
Word for Windows NT, version 6.x
Word for Windows 95, version 7.x

For more information on how to obtain the Supplemental Macros for Word 6.x for Windows, please see the following Knowledge Base article:

123606 Supplemental Macros for Word 6.0 for Windows Available

Once the supplemental macros are installed, use the following steps to copy the Word2ViewHeaderFooter macro over to the Normal.dot (Global Template):
  1. On the Tools menu, click Macro.
  2. Click Organizer.
  3. Click Close File (either one).
  4. Click Open File.
  5. Select the Macros folder (directory) located in the Winword folder.
  6. Select the Appnote1.dot and click OK.
  7. In the In Appnote1.dot box, select Word2ViewHeaderFooter.
  8. Click Copy.
  9. Click Close.

Word for the Macintosh Version 6.x

You need to perform a Custom or Complete installation of Word and choose to install the Macro Templates. Once the Macro Templates are installed, use the following steps to copy the macro from the Word 6.x Macros template to the Normal template:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Macro.
  2. Click Organizer.
  3. Click Close File (either one).
  4. Click Open File.
  5. Select the Macros folder located under the Microsoft Word 6 folder.
  6. Select Word 6.x Macros and click Open.
  7. In the Word 6.x Macros box, select NormalViewHeaderFooter.
  8. Click Copy.
  9. Click Close.

How to Use the Macro

  1. On the View menu, click Normal.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Macro.

    If you are using Word for Windows 6.x, Word for Windows NT 6.x, or Word for Windows 95, select Word2ViewHeaderFooter.

    If you are using Word for the Macintosh 6.x, select NormalViewHeaderFooter.
  3. Click Run.
The command that allows this functionality is NormalViewHeaderArea. By itself, the NormalViewHeaderArea command displays the header area in a split screen. Because the dialog box prompt is not displayed, as in Word 2.x, you only have the option to choose header; however, you can scroll down to the footer.

How to Use the NormalViewHeaderArea Command

  1. On the Tools menu, click Macro.
  2. In the Macros Available In box, select Word Commands.
  3. Under Macro Name, select or type NormalViewHeaderArea.
  4. Click Run.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbhowto kbui KB142498
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