Here is my code at the moment: \def\CapStretchAmount{.08em} \def\CapStretch#1 {\def\stretchedspaceamount{\CapStretchAmount}\stretchednormalcase{#1}} \setuppagenumbering[location=] \setupheadertexts[text][pagenumber][\CapStretch{ROBERT S. CABLE}][pagenumber] [\CapStretch{INVESTING ON AUTOPILOT}] Here is what I get on a verso (even) page: 4 ROBERT S. CABLE but what I want is the two components in the middle thus: 4 ROBERT S. CABLE If I insert \hfil etc. the pagenumbering gets replaced with the word "pagenumber". Solution? -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com