Microsoft KB Archive/193266

= WD2000: Description of the Compatibility Tab in Options Dialog Box for Word 2000 =

PSS ID Number: 193266

Article Last Modified on 7/16/2002

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word 2000

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This article was previously published under Q193266



For a Microsoft Word 2002 version of this article, see 288792.

For a Microsoft Word 97 version of this article, see 166016.

For a Microsoft Word 7.0 version of this article, see 192634.

For a Microsoft Word 98 version of this article, see 192635.



SUMMARY
This article describes the Compatibility options that are available in the Options dialog box in Microsoft Word 2000.

NOTE: To change the Compatibility options, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Compatibility tab.



Font Substitution
Displays fonts used in the active document that are not available on your system, by using fonts that are available on your system.

Recommended Options For
Selects the word-processing program you want to set options for. Selected options affect the display of the document only while you work with it in Word. The document is not changed permanently.

Options
Selects the options you want to appear in the active document. Selected options affect the display of the document only while you work with it in Word. The document is not changed permanently.

  Option                             Option Description

Add space for underlines          Word adds extra space for underlines.

Align table rows independently    When unchecked, center- or right- aligned non-wrapped tables are aligned as a whole without changing the relative positions of the rows.

When checked, the rows of a center- or right-aligned non-wrapped table are center- or right-aligned independently. For example, the right edges of the rows of a right-aligned non-wrapped table line up even if the right edges don't line up when the table is left-aligned.

Allow table rows lay out          This option determines the behavior apart                             of a non-wrapped table that is laid out on the right side of a wrapped object and extends below the wrapped object.

When this option is unchecked, the remainder of the table is positioned out to the right with the first part of the table.

When the option is checked, the remainder of the table is allowed to                                     slide back to the left.

Balance SBCS characters           Not used in U.S. English Word. and DBCS characters

Combine table borders             If a table contains two contiguous like Word 5.x for                 cells whose border is formatted the Macintosh                     differently, the left-most cell is                                      displayed with the border width of                                      the right-most cell.

Convert backslash characters      Not used in U.S. English Word. into yen signs

Do full justification             To achieve full justification, like WordPerfect 6.x              WordPerfect compresses the spaces for Windows                       between words while Word expands them. This often results in different line breaks and leads to different page breaks. To implement the WordPerfect justification method, select "Do full justification like                                     WordPerfect 6.x for Windows" in the Options list.

Don't add automatic tab           Ignores the automatic tab stop that stop for hanging indent           Word 6.0 uses when creating a hanging indent.

Don't add extra space             Prevents Word from inserting for raised/lowered                additional space between lines to   characters                         accommodate raised or lowered characters.

Don't add leading                 Displays text without leading between (extra space) between             the lines. This is the same rows of text                      functionality that exists in Word versions 5.x for the Macintosh.

Don't adjust line height          Determines whether text within table to grid height in table           cells is snapped to the document grid.

Don't balance columns             Prevents Word from balancing for Continuous section            columns at the end of a section or   starts                             document.

Don't blank the area              Prevents Word from obscuring any text behind metafile                   or graphics surrounding an inserted pictures                          metafile. Selecting this option decreases editing speed.

Don't center "exact               Changes the vertical position of text   line height" lines                 between the top of the line space and the bottom of the line space. With the option off, any extra space is split between the ascender and descender. With the option on, all the extra space goes to the descender.

Don't expand character spaces     When a "Justified" line of text ends with on the line ending SHIFT-RETURN   SHIFT+ENTER, Word prevents extra spacing between words and makes the line appear as "Align Left".

Don't use HTML paragraph          This option has two functions: auto spacing 1. If you have 'Auto' set for Paragraph Spacing Before/After, when you turn this option on, Word adjusts Paragraph Spacing Before/After to 5 pt.

2. With this option turned off (default setting), Word sets the spacing between paragraphs to the larger of Spacing Before/After. With this option turned on, Word uses both values of Spacing Before/After between paragraphs. This is the functionality as in                                        earlier versions of Word.

Don't draw underline              Not used in U.S. English Word. on trailing spaces

Expand/condense by                Rounds the measurement of the whole number of points            spacing for characters with condensed or expanded spacing to                                     the nearest whole number.

Forget last tab alignment         Forces tab settings at the end of                                      lines to behave the same as in Word 97.

Lay out AutoShapes like           When an AutoShape with "Top & Bottom" Word 97                           wrapping style applied appears at the bottom of a page, Word forces the AutoShape behind the text.

Lay out footnotes like            Causes footnotes to position the same Word 6.0/95/97                    as they did in earlier versions of                                      Word.

Lay out tables with raw           Allows Word to determine the width of   width                              a table (table width + table indent) and prevents a table from laying out in an area that is too small. This option prevents the table from being clipped (cut off on the sides) or                                     pushed off the page when it is                                      aligned next to a floating object.

Lines wrap like                   Not used in U.S. English Word. Word 6.0

Print body text before            Prints the main text layer before the header/footer                     Header/Footer layer, which allows for the process of PostScript codes in                                     the text layer the same way Word 5.x                                      for the Macintosh does. (This                                     functionality is the reverse of the                                      default order.)

Print colors as black             Prints all colors as black, instead on noncolor printers              of using grayscale (different shades                                      of gray) when you use a printer that does not print color.

Set the width of a                WordPerfect calculates the width of a   space like WordPerfect 5.x         space in a proportional font differently than Word does. In the WordPerfect interface, this default word spacing is named WordPerfect Optimal. The Word 97 text converters can use the WordPerfect formula for spacing.

Show hard page or                 If a frame contains a manual, or hard column breaks in frames           page break or column break, Word displays it.

Substitute fonts based            Option used by the WordPerfect 6.x   on font size                       converter to make a font request based on font size first, and if a                                     match is not found, to actually map the font.

Suppress extra line               WordPerfect suppresses any extra line spacing at bottom                 spacing from the last line on a page. of page                           For example, if line spacing is set to double, the final line on the page does not show white space below it. To implement the line-spacing feature, select "Suppress extra line                                     spacing at bottom of page" in the Options list.

Suppress extra line               Prevents Word from adding extra line spacing at top of page            spacing at the top of a page. If the line spacing for the line at the top of a page is set for more than single spacing, Word ignores the extra spacing so that the top margin does not increase.

Suppress extra line               Prevents Word from adding extra line spacing at the top of             spacing at the top of a page. If the page like Word 5.x                line spacing for the line at the top for the Mac                       of a page is set for more than single line spacing, Word ignores the extra spacing so that the top margin does not increase.

Suppress extra line               This ensures that the layout of   spacing like WordPerfect 5.x       converted WordPerfect documents formatted with Automatic line height closely matches that of the original document.

Suppress space before             Word suppresses the space in a   after a hard page or               paragraph formatted with the Space column break                      Before option that follows a hard page break or column break.

Swap left and right               If a paragraph has a left border borders on odd facing             (not a box) and the "Different   pages                              Odd/Even Headers" or "Mirror Margins" check box is selected, Word prints the border on the right on odd numbered pages.

Treat \" as " " in                In a data source, converts a   mail merge data sources            delimiter composed of a backslash and                                      quotation mark (\") to two quotation marks (" "), so that Word can recognize quotation marks.

Truncate font height              Word rounds the font size up or down as in WordPerfect 6.x for Windows.

Use autospace for full            Layout compatibility for Far East width alphanumeric                fonts preventing extra spaces between characters                        characters.

Use larger small caps             Applies small caps formatting in Word like Word 5.x for the             version 6.0 for the Macintosh the Macintosh                         same way as Word version 5.x for the Macintosh, which produces slightly larger smaller capital letters.

Use printer metrics               If this option is selected, Word to lay out document               uses the information from the printer driver that is installed as in some earlier versions of Word.

If this option is disabled (default), Word use build-in metrics to lay out the document. This means your document looks the same no matter what printer driver is installed.

Use Word 6.x/95 Border            Word suppresses paragraph borders Rules                             when paragraph is intersected by                                      frames or wrapped drawing objects.

Use Word 97 line breaking         Word 2000 uses Word 97 line-breaking rules for Asian text              rules for Asian text.

Wrap Trailing Spaces              Automatically moves any spaces that To Next Line                      trail into the margin after a word at                                      the end of a line to the beginning of                                      the next line.

Default
Saves the Compatibility options you selected as the new default in the active template. Word displays every new document based on the active template with the new compatibility options that you select.

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Technology: kbWord2000 kbWord2000Search kbWordSearch kbZNotKeyword2

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