Microsoft KB Archive/23711

Word Ruler Shows Only 6 Inches on 9-Inch Screen

PSS ID Number: Q23711 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SYMPTOMS =

On a 9-inch Macintosh screen (such as the screen for the Plus, Classic, or SE), the ruler is only 6 inches wide, making lines of text wider than 6 inches awkward to work with. Usually, 9-inch screens can display a 6.5-inch wide ruler and text width.

Note: Computer screen measurements (like TV screens) always refer to the diagonal distance.

= CAUSE =

The problem occurs when you choose the ImageWriter as the active printer in the Chooser and the Tall Adjusted option is turned off.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for the Macintosh, versions 3.x, 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1. This problem was corrected in Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0.

= RESOLUTION =

To avoid the problem, turn Tall Adjusted on by doing the following:

  With a document open, choose Page Setup from the File menu (in Word 3.0x, hold down the SHIFT key while choosing Page Setup).   Select the Tall Adjusted option and choose OK.   In Word 3.x ONLY, from the File menu, choose Print and choose OK. Halt the printing of the document by pressing COMMAND+PERIOD.   If the ruler does not change to 6.5 inches automatically, do one of the following to update the display:   Reselect the ImageWriter in the Chooser. -or-   From the Format menu, choose Hide Ruler and then choose Show Ruler.  

= MORE INFORMATION =

The Tall Adjusted feature is designed to allow printing of graphics in correct proportion and to print text as it would print on the LaserWriter. With Tall Adjusted turned off, an inch of text onscreen corresponds to less than an inch of text on the printout.

With the Tall Adjusted option on, the document will show the same margins you would get using a LaserWriter driver so that ImageWriter drafts more closely match a LaserWriter’s output.

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