Microsoft KB Archive/41694

Word: Text Overflows with Justification and Monospace Fonts

PSS ID Number: Q41694 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, when you print a document to an Apple LaserWriter and the document contains a justified paragraph of text formatted with the Courier or Monaco font, some characters may cause the lines to flow beyond the indent boundaries.

If the trademark symbol (OPTION+2) or the copyright symbol (OPTION+G) is used more than once in a line, that line will not align with the right indent when printed. However, when it is displayed on the screen or in page or print preview, it will look fine.

Workaround
To correct this problem, reformat the text using a proportional font. This problem does not occur on the ImageWriter I and II.

= MORE INFORMATION =

This behavior occurs because of the way the Courier font is defined to interact with most Macintosh word processors.

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