DC>>        3. Tried Advance down, both inside and outside
  >>           the footer (when it was outside, this was
  >>           another exception to footer being first code).
  >>           Possibly I used Advance incorrectly.(?)
DC>Probably, because I use this all the time, form. You
  >can use "advance to lIne" and then set it to advance to line
  >10.5", which is 1/2 inch from the bottom. If this doesn't work,
  >then try to use a BOX (user box, whatever--on alt-F9). When it
  >asks you where to position the box contents give an absolute
  >position which is in the margin. That will certainly work.
I use Advance now and then, but it doesn't seem to want
to push a footer into the margin. WP means what it says
in the manual, I guess. Thou shalt not put a footer in
the margin.
No problem, I can put text in the margin with a box.
                          Happy holidays,
                                  Bob
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