Document displays differently on laptop with Word 2010
I have a document which displays differently on a laptop with MS Word 2010 to every other PC or laptop I open it on (also Word 2010)
The issue specifically is that the text in the document breaks onto different pages so looks different on screen and prints out differently. It's almost like the spacing is different but only when the document is openned on this laptop.
I have tried many things including: reintsalling word, reinstalling office, deleteing normal.dotm, deleteing HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
Any suggestions?
The issue specifically is that the text in the document breaks onto different pages so looks different on screen and prints out differently. It's almost like the spacing is different but only when the document is openned on this laptop.
I have tried many things including: reintsalling word, reinstalling office, deleteing normal.dotm, deleteing HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
Any suggestions?
as joseparrot says..
this often happens across PCs, so if a document really must have accurate formatting then you need to put in manual page breaks.
also look at the options for embedding the fonts in the document.
this is one reason why making a pdf will guarantee a document prints the same on all systems.
this often happens across PCs, so if a document really must have accurate formatting then you need to put in manual page breaks.
also look at the options for embedding the fonts in the document.
this is one reason why making a pdf will guarantee a document prints the same on all systems.
As seems you have exhausted the printer settings possibilities, the chances are for the font problem.
I found a review on fonts I made last year, where I compare Arial and Calibri.
Ariel 16 bold is similar to Calibri 18 bold, but not exactly equals. Arial 10 normal is quite similar to Calibri 11 normal. In a long text, would happen differences, impacting the paging.
Not only the font size is different. Calibri is wrong, not adherent to the point size pattern adopted in all the world (probably due to patents rules). The inter-space (between letters) and inter-line space are different also to the ones of Arial or Helvetica.
There are similar situations with other fonts, but the case Arial/Calibri is the most common.
I found a review on fonts I made last year, where I compare Arial and Calibri.
Ariel 16 bold is similar to Calibri 18 bold, but not exactly equals. Arial 10 normal is quite similar to Calibri 11 normal. In a long text, would happen differences, impacting the paging.
Not only the font size is different. Calibri is wrong, not adherent to the point size pattern adopted in all the world (probably due to patents rules). The inter-space (between letters) and inter-line space are different also to the ones of Arial or Helvetica.
There are similar situations with other fonts, but the case Arial/Calibri is the most common.
Yes, wolfcamel. Manual breaking can be tedious in a long document, but permits better and controlable results. And PDF, I agree too, is better to distribute documents. Adobe rocks on that!
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There is a button in Word options > Advanced > Show document content, called 'font substitution'. When i open the document and click that button on the laptop or my PC, i get the same message 'No font substitution is necessary. all fonts used in this document are available'
There are actually two laptops with this same problem. Same model, bought at the same time, used in the same office.
When i open the document on the laptop i have checked the paper size and is deffinitely A4.
My suspicion is the printer but even when i completed deleted the 2 printers and drivers the problem still existed
There are actually two laptops with this same problem. Same model, bought at the same time, used in the same office.
When i open the document on the laptop i have checked the paper size and is deffinitely A4.
My suspicion is the printer but even when i completed deleted the 2 printers and drivers the problem still existed
also - as wierd as it may sound - the graphics display drivers are integrated with all of this - going back to the old days of wysiwyg.
You may find that the two laptops display identically if they have the same display adapter, but the PCs display differently.
otherwise, check that each is set to the same resolution as another test
You may find that the two laptops display identically if they have the same display adapter, but the PCs display differently.
otherwise, check that each is set to the same resolution as another test
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I have changed the screen resolution and this made no difference.
I also just this afternoon re-checked that the page size default for the printer is set to A4.
Oh and the document does have manual page breaks.
I'm at a bit of a loss about what to do next...
I also just this afternoon re-checked that the page size default for the printer is set to A4.
Oh and the document does have manual page breaks.
I'm at a bit of a loss about what to do next...
margins?
I am starting to agree with you "at a loss"
is it just one document or several - perhaps there is some sort of hidden character or corruption..try copy and paste into a new document?
I am starting to agree with you "at a loss"
is it just one document or several - perhaps there is some sort of hidden character or corruption..try copy and paste into a new document?
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i haven't tried copying into a new document but it is several documents with this problem. I'm sure if i checked it would actually be every document.
I'm really trying to avoid formatting the laptop and reinstalling from scratch.
I'm really trying to avoid formatting the laptop and reinstalling from scratch.
what about a different user on that same laptop?
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Yep tried that too and it was a brand new user
After looking through all the possible settings in Word that could change the layout I'd try the following:
Try un-ticking Scaling for A4 in Options > Advanced > Print
Another place to look would be Compatibility Options for > expand Layout Options and make sure the settings are the same for notebooks as they are on the pc's.
Try un-ticking Scaling for A4 in Options > Advanced > Print
Another place to look would be Compatibility Options for > expand Layout Options and make sure the settings are the same for notebooks as they are on the pc's.
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I'm taking a look at this laptop later this afternoon. I'm fairly sure I've checked both of those options, but i will again.
Basically I've got it booked in this afternoon for a complete re-format and rebuild. I've been avoiding doing that because it's a bit of a sledgehammer approach but it's my last option.
I uninstalled Office, but it doesn't seem to completely uninstall because all the user customizations exist after the reinstall. Even deleting the reg key i mentioned above doesn't clear the user customizations like i expected it would.
I believe the files that it is leaving are the files that contain the settings that are causing this problem.
If i could find a way of uninstalling and then not leaving any trace of office, perhaps this would fix the issue?
Basically I've got it booked in this afternoon for a complete re-format and rebuild. I've been avoiding doing that because it's a bit of a sledgehammer approach but it's my last option.
I uninstalled Office, but it doesn't seem to completely uninstall because all the user customizations exist after the reinstall. Even deleting the reg key i mentioned above doesn't clear the user customizations like i expected it would.
I believe the files that it is leaving are the files that contain the settings that are causing this problem.
If i could find a way of uninstalling and then not leaving any trace of office, perhaps this would fix the issue?
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Although i appreciated the responses, nothing helped except a reinstall of windows
If PC 1 has the default printer for "A4" paper size and PC 2 has "Letter", this could originate different results. The same applies for settings of margins.
Other cause can be the Fonts. If a document is set to use some font and that font isn't available in the PC, then Word has a substitute for it. Sometimes we don't notice immediately, but in some case it is evident. Microsoft has created a strange font named Calibri, which sizes, in points, are absolutely different to the same size, in points, for Arial. As the shapes of Calibri and Arial are very similar one to other, we may not notice the substitution, but the paging will be very different.
Jose