Chapters and Headers

[SFraser]

Hi
I started a document and created several pages. I then created a chapter for a couple of pages that I wanted in Landscape. Then I created a new chapter and returned the document back to Portrait. That worked perfectly except the header and footer on the first few pages (before the Chapter Break) stopped and the 2 subsequent chapters didn't have a header or footer. I understand that is how the functionality of chapters works. However, is there any setting I can use which will allow me to use the same header/footer throughout the document - probably similar in functionality to "same as previous" in Word?
Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I'm not sure if it makes any difference but I created a new template which I saved. The document above was a new document based on the template I created.

[Woody44]

Hi
I started a document and created several pages. I then created a chapter for a couple of pages that I wanted in Landscape. Then I created a new chapter and returned the document back to Portrait. That worked perfectly except the header and footer on the first few pages (before the Chapter Break) stopped and the 2 subsequent chapters didn't have a header or footer. I understand that is how the functionality of chapters works. However, is there any setting I can use which will allow me to use the same header/footer throughout the document - probably similar in functionality to "same as previous" in Word?
Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I'm not sure if it makes any difference but I created a new template which I saved. The document above was a new document based on the template I created.

Did you use master pages, or not?

I just created a sample document as you described. I first created a 2-page document, with different left and right headers. I also set it so that new chapters always appear on right-hand pages. Then I copied the entire text from the first two pages to the clipboard.

I then inserted a chapter break, and both headers followed perfectly. I repeated to create chapter 3, and the headers both followed. Then I created chapter 4. The headers followed. I changed the page orientation from portrait to landscape. The headers survived. I then created chapter 5 by inserting another chapter break. The headers still survived. I changed chapter 5 back to portrait orientation, and the headers survived.

I don't know why your headers stopped when you created chapter 2. Did you use chapter break or section break to create your new chapters?

[SFraser]

Thanks for your help. Yesterday was my first day using TextMaker (I've got it on a 30 day free trial) and I didn't realise the full potential of Master pages. I think that is what I've done wrong. While I'd seen references to them in the help files I had thought they were similar to a first page (in a document or chapter) that was different from the others - I now realise that there's a lot more to them than that.

Thanks again.

[Woody44]

I did not use master pages to generate the sample document I used for testing header behavior.

If you have not done so yet, I strongly urge you to download the use manual so you can have the PDF available off-line for reference.

[SFraser]

Yes, I'll do that as I've been looking at it and it is really informative.

Thanks again for all your help.