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Word doc appears different on different laptops

  • 04-08-2007 5:49pm
    #1
    trent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭


    Anyone ever experienced this problem in MS Word...

    I type a document on my home laptop to include headings with a line underneath which runs across the entire page (by using the underscore character). This looks fine until I open the document on my work laptop and the line (of underscores) now extends to a second line throwing off all my formatting. Anyone know why this is happening?


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  • #2
    snappieT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    I'm guessing that your home laptop has the page setup as A4, and the one in work has it set as US Legal (which is narrower).
    Change this setting in File>Page Setup.

    Or better yet, try typing a good few hyphens (-) and hit return. Word should automatically insert a horizontal line the width of the page. This won't change regardless of page size, font or size.


  • #3
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Are you using the same verison on Word both on your laptop and at home? Are you using complicated formatting or setting up styles and formatting?


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    older versions of word don't display correctly unless you have a graphical printer installed. No printer or text only means no fonts so you don't see them.

    Options install a printer - HP deskjet or something , set to print to file. Or Pdfcreator from sourceforge.

    It may also depend on fonts , there is an option to embed them in the word document somewhere, or just use standard fonts rather than special stuff.

    Very old printer drivers would flake out unless there was an inch and a quarter margin at the sides (go figure)

    in tools / options check for hidden characters being visibel


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