Microsoft KB Archive/78951

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WinWord: Horizontal Frames Switch Sides on Consecutive Pages

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Q78951

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, version 7.0

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you format a frame (version 2.0) or an absolutely positioned object (APO) (version 1.x) for a Horizontal Outside position, and you create it on two or more consecutive pages, Word places the frame or APO on opposite sides of the consecutive pages.

MORE INFORMATION
Objects that you position as Horizontal Outside on two consecutive pages are positioned on the right side of the first page and the left side of the second page. This problem occurs even if you do NOT select the Facing Pages option in the Page Setup dialog box (version 2.0) or the Mirror Margins option in the Document dialog box (version 1.x).

Word Version 2.x and 6.x

 * 1) Type a line of text, and press ENTER.
 * 2) Select the paragraph of text.
 * 3) From the Insert menu, choose Frame.
 * 4) From the Format menu, choose Frame. In the Horizontal box, select Outside, and select Margin in the Relative To box. In the Vertical box, select Center, and select Margin in the Relative To box.
 * 5) Choose the OK button.
 * 6) Position the insertion point to the right of the frame, and press ENTER.
 * 7) Select the frame. From the Edit menu, choose Copy. Position the insertion point in front of the second paragraph mark below the frame. From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
 * 8) Position the insertion point in front of the empty paragraph mark between the two frames. From the Insert menu, choose Break. Select Next Page in the Section Break dialog box, and choose the OK button.
 * 9) From the File menu, choose Print Preview to compare the two pages. The text is positioned on the right side of the first page and the left side of the second page.

Word Version 1.x

 * 1) From the Insert menu, choose Picture. Select the New Picture option, and choose the OK button.
 * 2) Select the empty picture frame.
 * 3) From the Format menu, choose Position.
 * 4) In the Horizontal box, select Outside, and select Page in the Relative To box. In the Vertical box, select Center, and select Margin in the Relative To box. Choose the OK button.
 * 5) Press the ENTER key twice to insert two paragraph marks after the picture. Position the insertion point in front of the second paragraph mark. From the Insert menu, choose Break. Select Next Page in the Section Break dialog box, and choose the OK button.
 * 6) Repeat steps 1 through 4 on the second page.
 * 7) From the File menu, choose Print Preview to compare the two pages. The text is positioned on the right side of the first page and the left side of the second page.