Microsoft KB Archive/26965

Word: Tabs and Word Wrap Change with Different Printer

PSS ID Number: Q26965 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SYMPTOMS =

If a document is opened on a computer that does not have a printer selected in the Chooser, Microsoft Word for the Macintosh will format the line width using the ruler that is used when the ImageWriter printer is selected in the Chooser. This may give the document a different appearance if it is taken from a computer that has a printer other than the ImageWriter selected in the Chooser to one that has no printer selected.

= RESOLUTION =

To solve this problem, install the printer driver that is to be used and select it in the Chooser. Word will then use and display the desired ruler settings.

Note: When an ImageWriter is selected in the Chooser, there is an option in the Print dialog box called “Tall Adjusted” that changes the text to appear as if the LaserWriter printer were selected.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for the Macintosh versions 5.0, 5.1. This problem was corrected in Word for the Macintosh version 6.0.

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