6.5.9.3 Adjusting headers and footers for conversion
Headers and footers often need adjustment for conversion to Word. For example:
• A running header or footer in Word can reference only one paragraph format, not a list of alternate formats.
• Master-page elements in Word cannot go down the side of the page; all header material must be above any body material, and all footer material must be below the body.
You might have to prepare a conversion template (see §2.4 Importing formats from a conversion template) to apply before converting your document, to make headers and footers comply with the following requirements:
• Header elements must not extend below the top edge of the body frame.
• Footer elements must not extend above the bottom edge of the body frame.
• Top and bottom of the body frame must be in the same position on all pages (including the first).
• All header text must be in one header frame, and all footer text in one footer frame.
• Graphics must be in anchored frames, and must not extend outside the header or footer frame.
If the header extends downward or the footer extends upward (often along the side edge in FrameMaker), you might find that Word forces a page break, so that there is only one line per page. In Word, the body text has to start below the lowest point in the header, and end above the highest point in the footer. When that is not possible, Word puts out a minimum of one line anyway.
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