Hi mcB,
Some questions on viewing your form:
There does not appear to be a strict relationship between the line numbers and the position of the lines of print on the page.
The line numbers are evenly spaced down the side of the page, but the lines of print above "IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA" are spaced more compactly that the numbers.
The Plaintiff name and tag identifying her as the Plaintiff are positioned with the line numbers, as are the Case No. and Action lines to the right, but the Defendents names, occupying more than a single line, are not.
Strarting with "As and for..." the lines are spaced according to the line numbers, but this breaks again with the close spacing of the printed name under the signature line, and with the two lines underneath.
Do all of these parts correctly represent the way the first page is to appear?
Footer:
The only part of the Footer that can be entered automatically is the Page number. It can stand alone, or with some fixed text, or in combination with the total page count (as Page 1 of 11 OR 1/11 OR Page 1/11, etc.).
The case number may be entered manually, or copied from the entry to the right of the Plaintiff name, then pasted into the footer. The same is true of the action statement. Position of each element is controlled with: alignment Left, and a center tab stop to place the page number and the action statement. The footer automatically repeats on each page.
Line numbers:
Do these repeat on each page? Or are they continuous through the document? The former is far easier to do!.
Answers to those questions will go a long way toward producing a suitable template.
Regards,
Barry
