Word display problem

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I have a Word document, created at work in Word 98, that displays and prints incorrectly in Word XP.

The document has 1" L/R margins. When it is opened on my home computer in Word XP, it displays correctly when first opened, then changes immediately to the incorrect view as follows: In print-layout-view/page-width, as well as in print-preview, the text of the document displays as 6.5" wide according to the ruler, but the paper displays as about 10" wide. When I print the document, the text measures about 5.5" wide with a wide margin on the right, even though the L/R margins are still set to 1" and the page size is set to 8.5 x 11, portrait.

I reinstalled Word XP to make sure that wasn't the problem. I didn't expect it to help, because I have other Word 98 documents emailed from work that display and print correctly.

Any ideas how to correct this document to display correctly in XP?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Most likely you have Track Changes enabled, and Word is allowing space for
the "balloons."

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

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I have a Word document, created at work in Word 98, that displays and prints incorrectly in Word XP.

The document has 1" L/R margins. When it is opened on my home computer in

Word XP, it displays correctly when first opened, then changes immediately
to the incorrect view as follows: In print-layout-view/page-width, as well
as in print-preview, the text of the document displays as 6.5" wide
according to the ruler, but the paper displays as about 10" wide. When I
print the document, the text measures about 5.5" wide with a wide margin on
the right, even though the L/R margins are still set to 1" and the page size
is set to 8.5 x 11, portrait.

I reinstalled Word XP to make sure that wasn't the problem. I didn't

expect it to help, because I have other Word 98 documents emailed from work
that display and print correctly.