Text box format problem

[grump]

I am editing a document for a client and it needs to have "the fine
print" inserted into a small portion. The original doc has several
text boxes with graphics, so I wanted to add a small text box below
another (it would actually overlap another below that one).

I have created the text on a blank document in Tahoma, 6 pt bold (it
seemed to look the best and was more readable). The line spacing is
tight and I like the way it's formatted.

The client's document wants to format the text lines differently, for
some reason. It looks like it's all double-spaced. When I compare the
format options for font, paragraph, etc., they all seem to be the same
as my text. But it does not look right when put in the client's
document.

I've tried copy & paste, copy & paste special, choosing retain the
source formatting. I've tried to create the text in the client's doc
the same way I created it in a blank doc. Nothing I do will make the
text look tight and similar to what I want. I can't do it with a new
text box or by adding text to an existing text box.

I am using Word 2003. I don't know what version the original doc was
created in, but I think it was also 2003. This is a Windows XP
machine, if that matters. I hope someone can help.

Jim

 

[jay]

I have created the text on a blank document in Tahoma, 6 pt bold (it
seemed to look the best and was more readable). The line spacing is
tight and I like the way it's formatted.

"Styles" would be my first guess.
The client's document may be "automaticly updating" from the
stylesheet?
If your text is named with a style that exists in the target document,
it may be taking on the formatting of that style.
What if you create a NEW style, name it such that it won't exist in
the target doc. Format it out the way you want, then copy it in.
*** It also matters a lot how you put the text in. Formatting info is
held in the paragraph mark at the end of each paragraph.
Anyway, give the above a try, let us know.

For future reference, see the Word MVP site, especially the FAQs
section.
regards
Jay