Problem with viewing A4 Print Layout

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element110

Hi,

I just got a copy of Microsoft Word 2003. The problem I am having i
that when I start a new document the page layout on screen look
strange. I have selected A4 size and print layout view but can't see
to solve the problem. You will see what I mean if you click on th
screenshot below:

'Screenshot' (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/element110/Image1.jpg)

As you can see the page layout looks out of proportion. When I compil
a document and print it there are no problems it's just the look of i
puts me off.

When I open older documents, they display as they should, in A
format.

Has anyone any idea why this is happening and what I can do to fix it?

Many thanks,
Neil
 
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Mike Williams [MVP]

element110 said:
Hi,

I just got a copy of Microsoft Word 2003. The problem I am having is
that when I start a new document the page layout on screen looks
strange. I have selected A4 size and print layout view but can't seem
to solve the problem. You will see what I mean if you click on the
screenshot below:

'Screenshot' (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/element110/Image1.jpg)

As you can see the page layout looks out of proportion. When I compile
a document and print it there are no problems it's just the look of it
puts me off.

When I open older documents, they display as they should, in A4
format.

Has anyone any idea why this is happening and what I can do to fix it?

You have zoom level set to 75%. I don't know what your screen resolution is
set to, but the fact that you have an unsupported Windows skin may also be
contributing to the problem.
 
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT

Hi Neil,

Either by using the Zoom item on the toolbar or by selecting that item, from
the View menu, change the size of the document on the screen - probably
selecting either Page width or Text width will be want you want.

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT

What do you mean nobody? There are two responses to your question. Read
them.

*If you're seeing this through Rubin's crappy web site, you should know
that he does not have my permission to include this message on his website.
I own the copyright, and I grant a license to Microsoft, Google and the
usenet community. I deny Rubin the right to repost my message on his site.*

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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element110

Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote: DELETE UPPERCASE
CHARACT -
*What do you mean nobody? There are two responses to your question.
Read
them.

*If you're seeing this through Rubin's crappy web site, you should
know
that he does not have my permission to include this message on his
website.
I own the copyright, and I grant a license to Microsoft, Google and
the
usenet community. I deny Rubin the right to repost my message on his
site.*

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for
the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions
forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
message

Hi,

I don't know what you mean, I posted "nobody?" before anyone did
reply!? Anyway, thanks for your responses, I got the problem sorted. It
wasn't anything to do with the windows skin nor the zoom factor. It
seems that if you position your mouse cursor just between the top of
the page and the horizontal rule and click your mouse button once, Word
will hide the unused white space thus making your A4 layout look
squashed!

Cheers,

Neil.
 
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT

The first response appeared 22 hours before your "nobody?" post

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT

Ah, I see that you are using Rubin's crappy website. That probably explains
why you did not see the answers.

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 

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