template header will not save

IMSsecure · External Since: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 2

I have created a template from an existing document that had headers and
footers. When I save it as a template (.dotx - 2007), it does not give me
any sort of error, but if I close and reopen the template or try to open a
new document from it, the entire header (text and image) is gone. The footer
is still there. I tried pasting it into a blank template in case it was a
problem with that particular document, but no luck. I've read through
several other threads here, but none were the same problem - it is not a
whitespace issue and I am not trying to attach the template. I even read
through a couple of deifferent tutorials on creating letterhead to make sure
I wasn't missing a step, still nothing. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Stefan Blom · External Since: May 08, 2009 Posts: 215

Note that each section of a Word document or template can have up to three
headers (and three footers), namely if you enable "Different odd and even"
as well as "Different first page" in the Page Setup dialog box. You may be
saving your header text in a header that isn't visible (for example the even
header in a one-page template). For more on headers and footers, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm.

The other possibility is that your template is corrupt. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"IMSsecure" <IMSsecure.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:333A9D76-CA6C-4FE3-B8F1-0735D93E89DA@microsoft.com...
>I have created a template from an existing document that had headers and
> footers. When I save it as a template (.dotx - 2007), it does not give me
> any sort of error, but if I close and reopen the template or try to open a
> new document from it, the entire header (text and image) is gone. The
> footer
> is still there. I tried pasting it into a blank template in case it was a
> problem with that particular document, but no luck. I've read through
> several other threads here, but none were the same problem - it is not a
> whitespace issue and I am not trying to attach the template. I even read
> through a couple of deifferent tutorials on creating letterhead to make
> sure
> I wasn't missing a step, still nothing. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.

IMSsecure · External Since: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 2

Thanks for the reply - I had actually already looked at the sbarnhill faq,
which is very well done, but it didn't address the problem I was having. I
ended up recreating the headers and footers from scratch (they were copied
from another company's contract which we were modifying) and they worked
correctly after that, so perhaps they were corrupt.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> Note that each section of a Word document or template can have up to three
> headers (and three footers), namely if you enable "Different odd and even"
> as well as "Different first page" in the Page Setup dialog box. You may be
> saving your header text in a header that isn't visible (for example the even
> header in a one-page template). For more on headers and footers, see
> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm.
>
> The other possibility is that your template is corrupt. See
> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
>
> "IMSsecure" <IMSsecure.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:333A9D76-CA6C-4FE3-B8F1-0735D93E89DA@microsoft.com...
> >I have created a template from an existing document that had headers and
> > footers. When I save it as a template (.dotx - 2007), it does not give me
> > any sort of error, but if I close and reopen the template or try to open a
> > new document from it, the entire header (text and image) is gone. The
> > footer
> > is still there. I tried pasting it into a blank template in case it was a
> > problem with that particular document, but no luck. I've read through
> > several other threads here, but none were the same problem - it is not a
> > whitespace issue and I am not trying to attach the template. I even read
> > through a couple of deifferent tutorials on creating letterhead to make
> > sure
> > I wasn't missing a step, still nothing. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
>
>

Stefan Blom · External Since: May 08, 2009 Posts: 215

I'm glad you got it sorted, and thank you for the feedback.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"IMSsecure" <IMSsecure.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F731BB72-112E-4396-B0E9-C577BB94C59A@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the reply - I had actually already looked at the sbarnhill faq,
> which is very well done, but it didn't address the problem I was having.
> I
> ended up recreating the headers and footers from scratch (they were copied
> from another company's contract which we were modifying) and they worked
> correctly after that, so perhaps they were corrupt.
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> Note that each section of a Word document or template can have up to
>> three
>> headers (and three footers), namely if you enable "Different odd and
>> even"
>> as well as "Different first page" in the Page Setup dialog box. You may
>> be
>> saving your header text in a header that isn't visible (for example the
>> even
>> header in a one-page template). For more on headers and footers, see
>> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm.
>>
>> The other possibility is that your template is corrupt. See
>> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm.
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>>
>> "IMSsecure" <IMSsecure.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:333A9D76-CA6C-4FE3-B8F1-0735D93E89DA@microsoft.com...
>> >I have created a template from an existing document that had headers and
>> > footers. When I save it as a template (.dotx - 2007), it does not give
>> > me
>> > any sort of error, but if I close and reopen the template or try to
>> > open a
>> > new document from it, the entire header (text and image) is gone. The
>> > footer
>> > is still there. I tried pasting it into a blank template in case it
>> > was a
>> > problem with that particular document, but no luck. I've read through
>> > several other threads here, but none were the same problem - it is not
>> > a
>> > whitespace issue and I am not trying to attach the template. I even
>> > read
>> > through a couple of deifferent tutorials on creating letterhead to make
>> > sure
>> > I wasn't missing a step, still nothing. Any ideas?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>