Page Set-Up

[Guest]

I am editing a 147 page manuscript set to specific margins consistent with an
academic program. The margins are 1" top, bottom, and right and 1.5" left.
The font is set to 12 pt. Times New Roman. On all but 6 pages, the printed
page is consistent with the page set-up I see on the screen. However, on
those remaining pages, when printed the font is at 10 pts and there is a 3-4"
bottom margin. On the screen, it continues to look correct. When I view the
manuscript using print preview, everything appears as it should. It is only
when printed that the problem is evident. It is not a problem with my
printer. A friend printed from her printer with the same result. I am
fighting a deadline and don't know what else to try. I would be grateful for
any ideas. I am using the track changes function and wondered if it were the
problem, but evidently not as I accepted all changes and still have the same
issues.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

My first guess would be that the document contains "markup" (tracked changes
or comments) and Word is allowing extra margin space for the "balloons." But
if that were the case, you would be viewing and printing the document from
Final Showing Markup view, and Print Preview would accurately show what will
print (and this would affect the entire document, not selected pages). So
that's probably a nonstarter. Are these six pages scattered or consecutive?
Are they in the same section? Are they in a separate section from the text
that prints correctly?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Hi Suzanne,

These improperly margined pages were scattered. Out of a 148 page
manuscript, they appeared on pages 14, 32, 45, 56, 70, 72, and 76. As I said,
the print preview reflects the margins as they are set and according to the
toolbar settings, the font size remains constant at 12 pts. I have never had
this happen before and have been using Word products since there have been
Word products.

I certainly appreciate your input.

Pam

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You haven't answered the questions about sections, which could definitely be
relevant. But if you can copy a small portion of the MS into a separate
document (and the error persists there), send it to me and I'll take a look.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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