Microsoft KB Archive/220246

= WD2000: Changing Page Orientation or Paper Size Causes Error =

PSS ID Number: 220246

Article Last Modified on 4/13/2001

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word 2000

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This article was previously published under Q220246





SYMPTOMS

 * When you change the page orientation from landscape to portrait

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 * When you change the paper size of your document (for example, when you change the paper size from Letter 8 1/2 x 11.0 to Executive 7 1/4 x 10 1/2)

the following error message may appear:

Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some sections.



CAUSE
When you use the Columns button on the Standard toolbar, the Equal column width option is not set. This option forces Word to maintain the same width columns based on the size and orientation of the page. When this option is not set, Word may not recalculate the page layout information correctly when you change the orientation or page size.

NOTE: This problem does not occur when you use the Columns command on the Format menu. When you use the Columns command on the Format menu, the Equal column width option is set by default, thus the page layout information is correctly changed when you change the orientation or page size.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, set the columns to an equal width by the following steps:
 * 1) On the Format menu, click Columns.
 * 2) Select the Equal column width check box, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug KB220246

Technology: kbWord2000 kbWord2000Search kbWordSearch kbZNotKeyword2

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