unaccountable table format changes

[Janick]

I'm wrinting a joint paper in which I have used tables to make sure that in
certain places two lines of text are exactly algined. In my version of the
paper (Word 2007, but saved as .doc), things look okay most of the time, but
when my colleague opens the document on his computer, the table size has
changed. So instead of

puna-pito
boat-person

it comes out like

puna-pito
boat-
person

I.e what I have written on one line gets spread across 2 lines.

Why? And how do I prevent this?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Your colleague probably has a different printer set as the active printer.
Word is displaying the document as it will be printed by the active printer.

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[Peter A]

I'm wrinting a joint paper in which I have used tables to make sure that in
certain places two lines of text are exactly algined. In my version of the
paper (Word 2007, but saved as .doc), things look okay most of the time, but
when my colleague opens the document on his computer, the table size has
changed. So instead of

puna-pito
boat-person

it comes out like

puna-pito
boat-
person

I.e what I have written on one line gets spread across 2 lines.

Why? And how do I prevent this?

It's possible the 2 systems don't have the same fonts installed, so when
the doc is opened on your friend's system Word substitutes a similar but
slightly wider font.

 

[Janick]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I use Times New Roman, so I'm fairly sure his
computer has that font.

Janick

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

That could well be, but the way in which Word lays out the document is
dependent upon (and can thus differ between computers) the printer and
printer drive that is installed for the printer that is active.

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Janick]

Thanks, Doug. My previous message was directed at Peter's suggestion that my
colleague didn't have the font I was using.

As for your suggestion, given that my colleague and I are in different
locations and therefore don't use the same printer, is there any way for us
to avoid this issue. I guess it means we would have to use identical printer
settings, but how do we achieve that?

Janick

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You can "install" a printer without actually having that printer. It is
done via the Add Printer facility that is available in the dialog that
appears when you click on Printers and Faxes in the Start menu.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP