Headers - grayed out

Steve Stad · External Since: Aug 27, 2006 Posts: 12

I was trying to copy or edit an object I think is in the header of a document
- but the header/footer option under the view menu is greyed out. So I can
not access the object. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

Herb Tyson [MVP] · External Since: Oct 02, 2003 Posts: 2144

Are you viewing the document in Reading Layout, perhaps? Choose View - Print
Layout, and see if that helps liberate the View - Header/Footer command.

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"Steve Stad" <SteveStad DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3DA74B5E-8B1D-45B4-A005-3DC2B84EF1B5@microsoft.com...
>I was trying to copy or edit an object I think is in the header of a
>document
> - but the header/footer option under the view menu is greyed out. So I
> can
> not access the object. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks

CyberTaz · External Since: Jul 20, 2005 Posts: 660

It may also be that the document has protection imposed - depending on
version take a look at the Tools menu. What happens if you double-click in
the Header or Footer space of the document?

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 6/27/07 1:56 PM, in article
3DA74B5E-8B1D-45B4-A005-3DC2B84EF1B5 RemoveThis @microsoft.com, "Steve Stad"
<SteveStad RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I was trying to copy or edit an object I think is in the header of a document
> - but the header/footer option under the view menu is greyed out. So I can
> not access the object. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks

Steve Stad · External Since: Aug 27, 2006 Posts: 12

Cyber Taz - you were correct there were 'protections' imposed. - I was able
to unprotect - from the tools menu -- Thank you Very Much.

"CyberTaz" wrote:

> It may also be that the document has protection imposed - depending on
> version take a look at the Tools menu. What happens if you double-click in
> the Header or Footer space of the document?
>
> HTH |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
>
>
> On 6/27/07 1:56 PM, in article
> 3DA74B5E-8B1D-45B4-A005-3DC2B84EF1B5.TakeThisOut@microsoft.com, "Steve Stad"
> <SteveStad.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I was trying to copy or edit an object I think is in the header of a document
> > - but the header/footer option under the view menu is greyed out. So I can
> > not access the object. Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>

CyberTaz · External Since: Apr 11, 2006 Posts: 830

Glad to help out - thanks for the confirmation!
--
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Steve Stad" <SteveStad DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C51F01A3-DF85-41D2-A361-DC02AE968BD3@microsoft.com...
> Cyber Taz - you were correct there were 'protections' imposed. - I was
> able
> to unprotect - from the tools menu -- Thank you Very Much.
>
>
> "CyberTaz" wrote:
>
>> It may also be that the document has protection imposed - depending on
>> version take a look at the Tools menu. What happens if you double-click
>> in
>> the Header or Footer space of the document?
>>
>> HTH |:>)
>> Bob Jones
>> [MVP] Office:Mac
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/27/07 1:56 PM, in article
>> 3DA74B5E-8B1D-45B4-A005-3DC2B84EF1B5 DeleteThis @microsoft.com, "Steve Stad"
>> <SteveStad DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I was trying to copy or edit an object I think is in the header of a
>> > document
>> > - but the header/footer option under the view menu is greyed out. So I
>> > can
>> > not access the object. Any help is appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>

watha99 · Joined: Apr 15, 2009 Posts: 1

Open the word document then click on tools. In the menu that comes up click unprotect document. That will free it up