Article ID: 176123
Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q176123
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word, when the contents of a header or footer in a document is
larger than half the page size, part of the header or footer will be
truncated (cut off).
CAUSE
This functionality is by design of Microsoft Word. By default, Word will
not allow a header or footer to be larger than half the total page height.
For example, in a letter-sized document (8.5 x 11 inches) in portrait
orientation, the header or footer can be a maximum of 5.5 inches in height.
In landscape orientation, the header or footer can be a maximum 4.25 inches
in height.
WORKAROUND
Set the Header or Footer to a fixed (absolute) height. To do so, follow
these steps:
- On the File menu, click Page Setup.
- Click to select the Margins tab.
- In the Top Margin box, change the top margin to a negative value. For
example, if your top margin is set to 1" (1 inch), change the top margin
to -1" (-1 inch).
For more information about headers and footers, follow the steps
appropriate for your version of Word.
Word 98 Macintosh Edition
Click the Office Assistant, type "Why is the text in my header cut off?,"
click Search, and then click to view "Troubleshoot headers and footers."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
120802
Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
Program or Component
Word 7.0 for Windows 95
On the Help menu, click Answer Wizard. Type "Why is the text in my header
cut off?" and click Search. Click to select the topic "Troubleshoot headers
and footers," and then click Display.
Word 6.0 (Windows and Macintosh)
On the Help menu, click "Search for help on." Type Headers, and then click
Display. In the Topics Found dialog box, click "Page Setup: Margins, Page
Numbers, and Other Items," click Display, and then click "Adjusting the
position of a header or footer."
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