retain formatting/layout when sending attachment

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Hi all :-)

Q: Is there a way to completely lock in the initial view of a word doc?

Problem:

I've got a resume in word, and I notice that if I save it in print view,
everything is fine, perfect layout on two pages.
However, if I attach the doc to outlook, and then open it, the document not
only opens in thumbnail view, but even seems to lose some formatting. If I
then choose print preview, print view, or just print, everything is fine.
The problem is that I'd like to lock the view that a potential employer will
see, or at least set it up so that the initial view is the way I saved it!
One last piece of info. It seems related to outlook; if I open the doc I
saved in explorer, it opens and looks fine.

Note:
I went to options, compatibility, and set the option recommended in Word
Help. It didn't do the trick.

Thanks in advance!
Best,
Terrapin
 
Q: Is there a way to completely lock in the initial view of a word doc?
Click to expand...

That's what PDF is for. You can google for cheap/free software to convert
to pdf, you don't have to buy Adobe Acrobat.

See also:
Why has my page layout changed when I open my document on a different
machine?
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Formatting/TextReflow.htm

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm
for more stuff the recipient might be seeing

And if you used Word's resume template:
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/HideGridlines.htm

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