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When preparing a will or other document
your finished product should be printed
precisely as though it came out of a word processor in a lawyer's
office, ready for your signature. Sometimes this is not possible
without your help. When text is printed from the web a lot of
unnecessary clutter is included in the headers and footers because of
browser settings. Most
of this clutter you can do without when preparing a will or other legal
document. But
first you have to make certain adjustments to your browser. Prior
to making any adjustments, however, you should first print out a sample
page to see exactly what is contained in your headers and footers. Hopefully,
you will not need to change anything.
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For AOL users there is good news and
bad news. The bad news is that you can't make any margin or
footer and header adjustments to your browser before printing.
The good news is you don't have to. AOL includes in the
header the type of document and page number to total pages.
This perpetuates on the document itself the page number and number
of pages to prevent tampering. If you prefer to edit what is in
your headers and footers, you can download Internet Explorer or
Netscape and simply click on its icon after you have logged on to
AOL. Explorer and Netscape allow you to adjust your headers and
footers. (See below)
Internet Explorer 5.0 and
upgrades
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Click on "File" and go
to “Page Setup”. Make
sure that the paper size is set for “Letter 8 ½ x 11 in”. Remove all the symbols in “Headers” and “Footers”.
Then go to the “Help” button on your main toolbar.
Click on “Index”. Next
type in “footer”. When
“footer,printing” appears click on “Display”.
This section will explain how to control what information appears
in your headers and footers. We
would recommend that you set the footers to show the date, aligned on
the left side, and the number of pages, aligned on the right side.
This will give you a record on your document of the date it was
prepared and the number of pages included. If you prefer this
information can be contained in the headers instead. Set your margins.
We recommend “1.00 in” for right and left margins and
".70 in" for top and bottom if you elect not to have headers
or footers. If you elect to have headers or footers set your top
and bottom margins for ".50".
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Netscape
Navigator 4.75 and upgrades
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Click on "File" and go
to "Page Setup". Click the radio button next to
"Black Text". View the options available for headers and
footers. If you want the Document Title and Document Location (URL)
printed in your header make sure those radio buttons are clicked.
If you want your Page Number, Page Total and Date Printed showing in the
footers make sure those radio buttons are clicked. Set your margins. We recommend
1.00" for right and left margins and .70" for top and bottom
if you elect not to have headers or footers. It you elect to have
headers or footers set your top and bottom margins to .50".
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Opera 5.12 and upgrades
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A nifty, lightweight browser, perfect for
processing documents. The Print Preview mode even allows
you to view exactly the way your document will be printed.
Go to "File" and click on "Print Preview". If you want to
make adjustments to your top, bottom, right or left margins, go
to "File" and click on "Print Options". You may then set
the appropriate margin. You may also elect to include
headers or footers under Print Options as well. The only
problem is you can't control what goes in the header or footer.
If you elect to print headers and footers, you will get the type
of document in the top left header and the page number in the
top right header. The bottom left footer will contain the
URL for Wills For America and the bottom right footer will
include the date and time you purchased your document.
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After
you have set your margins and headers and footers, you may print out
your document. If you are not satisfied with the result, you may
reset the margins and print it out again. There is no limit to
the number of times you may print. If you have made a clerical error
in typing the information for your will, you may hit the back button on
your browser, click the reset button and reenter your information.
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For novice computer operators you may consider
downloading your will or other document to disk before
you attempt to adjust your browser and make any new
settings. Should you hit the wrong button during the
process, your document will always remain in place.
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