Re: Word X to Word 2004 problems

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

From: matt neuburg (matt_at_tidbits.com)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:18:50 GMT

Mike Tuller <Mike.Tuller@anoka.k12.mn.us> wrote:

> I have been seeing problems with Word 2004 where a document that was created
> in Word X, or on a PC that filled one page, when opened in Word 2004 now
> spans onto a second page. I have tried formatting, margin settings, etc.,
> and nothing works. Is there something that I can do to make it so that
> documents in older versions of Word look correct in Word 2004?

Word > Preferences > Compatibility. Now try different options from the
popup menu ("Recommended options for") until the document reflows the
same way as on the other machine. I would suggest starting with
"Microsoft Word 2000-2004 and X"; it looks like this is initially
selected, but in fact it is not - you must explicitly choose it in order
to get it to go into effect. m. 

-- 
matt neuburg, phd = matt@tidbits.com, http://www.tidbits.com/matt/
AppleScript: The Definitive Guide
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596005571/somethingsbymatt
Read TidBITS! It's free and smart. http://www.tidbits.com