Use the normal \framed command and replace \texsetup with \setups in \setupheadertexts and it will also work with your older version of context. \startsetups[header] \framed[corner=09,width=max,height=max,align={middle,low},foregroundstyle=\ss\bfb,offset=1ex]\bgroup \startoverlay {\leftaligned {Left}} {\midaligned {Middle}} {\rightaligned{Right}} \stopoverlay \egroup \stopsetups \setupheadertexts[\setups{header}] When you have a longer text for all three fields you need a different solution because \startoverlay … \stopoverlay can only position texts which fit in a single line. \startsetups[header] \framed[corner=09,width=max,height=max,foregroundstyle=\ss\bfb,offset=1ex]\bgroup \framed[frame=off,height=\vsize,width=.33\hsize,align={low,flushleft}] {Left} \framed[frame=off,height=\vsize,width=.33\hsize,align={low,middle}] {Middle} \framed[frame=off,height=\vsize,width=.33\hsize,align={low,flushright}]{Right} \egroup \stopsetups \setupheadertexts[\setups{header}] Wolfgang ___________________________________________________________________________________ I could not use \framed[corner=09,width=MAX,height=MAX,foregroundstyle=\ss\bfb,offset=1ex]\bgroup but \framed[corner=09,width=broad,height=\headerheight,foregroundstyle=\ss\bfb,offset=1ex]\bgroup worked perfectly. Many thanks. Keep up the good work on ConTeXt---it's becoming my favorite tool for creating materials for my courses, reports, letters, etc. Kenny