Mac & PC formats

[SMPapers]

When transferring an excel file from a Mac with Excel 2001
to a PC (XP) with Excel 2002, the width of the columns
appears smaller on the PC. When looking at the actual
widths, they are comparable (9.67=9.71). In the print
previews, the PC's table takes up less width on the page,
even when the page setup margins are equal.

Is there a way to fix this easily?

Thanks!

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Widths are set in units of the standard font's number characters. So a
larger standard font will create wider columns, and vice versa. This
would happen with two PCs or two Macs that had different standard fonts.

To make the widths the same, set the same font as standard
(Tools/Options/General for WinXL, Preferences/General for MacXL).