Microsoft KB Archive/66130

Word: Screen Text not Equal to Printed Output

PSS ID Number: Q66130 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

4.00 5.00

MS-DOS

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A document may print or preview differently than it appears on the Word edit screen if the “Show Line Breaks” or “Printer Display” field is not set to Yes.

Microsoft Word versions 4.00 and 5.00 include a feature to display printed line breaks on the edit screen.

To display printed line breaks on the edit screen in Word version 5.00, choose Options, then set “Show Line Breaks” or “Show Layout” to Yes. In Word version 4.00, choose Options, then set “Printer Display” to Yes.

Differences between the printed output and the document’s edit view can arise when using spaces (SPACEBAR) instead of tabs with a proportional font, or by using character tabs (default tab) instead of setting tabs on the ruler (Format Tab Set).

For more information concerning misalignment when using tabs, query on the following words: tabs and CTP and alignment.

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