Inserted excel spreadsheet in word

[Desk jockey]

I have a number of Excel spreadsheets that are inserted into a Word doc.
(Both are 2003) The issue is the spreadsheets don't print out the same as
they look on the screen. I use the inserted spreadsheets for financial
purposes. So, underlines will change from double lines to single lines.
Also, the font will change, it will look stretched out even though I haven't
change the shape/size of the inserted spreadsheet.

The odd thing is some of the spreadsheets will be fine and other will look
fine but once you print them out they are wrong.

I have tried a couple of different things: inserted a new excel sheet,
changing the size of the object....

 

[Peter A]

I have a number of Excel spreadsheets that are inserted into a Word doc.
(Both are 2003) The issue is the spreadsheets don't print out the same as
they look on the screen. I use the inserted spreadsheets for financial
purposes. So, underlines will change from double lines to single lines.
Also, the font will change, it will look stretched out even though I haven't
change the shape/size of the inserted spreadsheet.

The odd thing is some of the spreadsheets will be fine and other will look
fine but once you print them out they are wrong.

I have tried a couple of different things: inserted a new excel sheet,
changing the size of the object....

You are learning the "joys" of object linking and embedding in Office
(and Windows in general). It's a great idea and sometimes it works fine,
but it is a flawed technology and sometimes it does not work right no
matter what you do.

 

[Ed from AZ]

If you just need to see the ifnormation and not edit the speadsheet
after it's in the Word doc, then you might try Excel's Copy Picture
function (hold down Shift, select Edit >> Copy Picture - if you use it
a lot, then use the Customize feature to put it up on a toolbar).
Then simply go to Word and paste. You will get a picture of your
selected spreadsheet range with all formatting retained.

Ed

 

[Accounting nerd]

I am experiencing the same problem. I sent sample files to someone at
microsoft and spoke to someone about the problem. If you have Word 2003
without SP3 installed, the underlines will print just as you see them. I was
able to narrow down the problem but I don't think microsoft wants to help me.
I was notified that they closed my case and I do not get a response frm the
person that was working on this case. I had to reinstall Office and manually
dowload SP2 and some other fixes. It works fine now. Don't install SP3 for
Office. Be carefull with your update settings, I believe it is pushed to you
and you are not asked to install. Also, SP3 makes the file size of your docs
huge, at least three times the size before SP3. Good luck.