Microsoft KB Archive/273902

= WD2002: Error Message When You Change Page Orientation or Paper Size =

Q273902

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word 2002

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For a Microsoft Word 97 version of this article, see Q167371.

For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see Q220246.

SYMPTOMS

 * When you change the page orientation from Landscape to Portrait (on the File menu, click Page Setup, and then click the Paper Size tab)

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 * When you change the paper size of your document (for example, when you change the paper size from Letter [8.5 x 11] to Executive [7.25 x 10.5] in the Page Setup dialog box)

you may receive the following error message:

Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some sections.

CAUSE
When you use the Columns button on the Standard toolbar, the Equal column width option is not selected. This option forces Word to maintain same-width columns that are based on the size and orientation of the page. When this option is not selected, Word may not recalculate the page layout information correctly when you change the page orientation or page size.

NOTE: This problem does not occur when you use the Columns command on the Format menu. When you use the Columns command on the Format menu, the Equal column width option is selected by default; therefore, the page layout information is correctly changed when you change the page orientation or page size.

WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, set the columns to an equal width by following these steps:


 * 1) Click OK to close the error message listed in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article.
 * 2) Click Cancel to close the Page Setup dialog box.
 * 3) On the Format menu, click Columns.
 * 4) Click to select the Equal column width check box, and then click OK.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: WD2002

Keywords : kbdta

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord2002 kbWord2002Search

Last Reviewed: May 26, 2001

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