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Q197759: WD97: Drawing Object Is Printed over Header/Footer Text

Article: Q197759
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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Drawing objects that you insert in the main text area of a Word document are
printed over header or footer text, even if you send the drawing object to the
back or behind the text.

CAUSE
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By design, the drawing layer in the main text area of the document lies in front
of the drawing layer for the header or footer.

The following diagram demonstrates how Word stacks drawings and text in each
layer:

Cross Section of Word Document Layers
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                                          ___________________
                                         /                   /|
                                        /   <SURFACE OF     / |
                                       /       PAPER>      /  |
                                      /                   /  /|
                Front Drawing Layer  |-------------------|  / |
                    MAIN TEXT LAYER  |===================| / /|
                 Back Drawing Layer  |-------------------|/ / / 
                                     |                   | / / 
                Front Drawing Layer  |-------------------|/ / 
  (Header/Footer) BOTTOM TEXT LAYER  |===================| / 
                 Back Drawing Layer  |-------------------|/ 

WORKAROUND
==========

To place a drawing behind the header or footer text, create it in the header or
footer drawing layer and then send it to behind the text.

MORE INFORMATION
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In the diagram earlier in this article, the main text layer of a document and
its drawing layers are in front of objects and text in the bottom
(header/footer) layer of the document. Therefore, if you send a drawing object
to the back in the main text layer, other objects and text in that layer are
printed over this object. However, all the drawing objects in the main text
layer overprint those in the header/footer layer.


Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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