Microsoft KB Archive/67763

Top/Bottom Margin Changes Converting from WordPerfect

PSS ID Number: Q67763 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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Summary:

When converting a WordPerfect document for use in Word for Windows, the presence of a header and/or footer in the WordPerfect document results in a change in the top and bottom margins in the converted file.

Whereas Word for Windows regards headers and footers as margin text (located between the top or bottom margin and edge of page), WordPerfect positions header and footer text within (between) the top and bottom margins of a document along with other normal body text.

Therefore, when converting a WordPerfect document containing headers and/or footers to Word for Windows, the top and/or bottom margin measurements in the converted document increase by an amount sufficient to accomodate the number of lines in the header and/or footer.

For example, if a WordPerfect document has a top margin of 1-inch, and has a 1 line header defined, when converted to Word for Windows, the document likely has a top margin of 1.33&quot; and a header margin of 1’.

The top and bottom margins in the converted document are adjusted for the number of lines in the header or footer. The margins are increased by the number of lines of the header or footer.

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