WD: Print Selection Prints Headers/Footer Incorrectly (176621)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q176621

SYMPTOMS

When you print a selection from Word, all pages of the printed document will include the header and/or footer from the first selected section; that is, the different headers and/or footers will be substituted with the header/footer from the first selected section.

This problem occurs if the selection contains more then one section and each section has a different header and/or footer.

NOTE: This problem occurs regardless of the type of printer you are using.

WORKAROUND

Rather than printing a selection, specify the parts of sections that you want to print. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the File menu, click Print.
  2. Under Page Range, click Pages. In the Pages box, type the range of pages and sections you want to print. For example, to print from page 4 in section 2 to page 5 in section 5, type p4s2-p5s5.
  3. Click OK.
Rather than printing a selection, specify the parts of sections that you want to print. To do this, follow the steps appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 97 for Windows

  1. On the File menu, click Print.
  2. Under Page Range, click Pages and in the Pages box, type the range of pages and sections you want to print. For example, to print from page 4 in section 2 to page 5 in section 5, type p4s2-p5s5.
  3. Click OK.

Word 98 Macintosh Edition

  1. On the File menu, click Print.
  2. If you see Range, click it; otherwise change General to Microsoft Word and then click Range.
  3. Under Page Range, click Pages and in the Pages box, type the range of pages and sections you want to print. For example, to print from page 4 in section 2 to page 5 in section 5, type p4s2-p5s5.
  4. Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about printing ranges in Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

81207 WD: Printing a Range of Pages in a Multiple-Section Document



For additional information about this situation in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

125176 WD: Print Selection May Hang System When Section Break Selected

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/28/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbformat kbprint KB176621
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