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  #1  
Old August 11th, 2004, 03:17 PM
SmithDave
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Default increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow

When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page margins in Page
Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the page the margin ruler shows
margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5 cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not move. When I
try to change right margin in Page Setup, the error message I get is
"Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in some
sections having unevenly spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is set to
"Normal"
  #2  
Old August 11th, 2004, 06:41 PM
Charles Kenyon
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Default increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't asked it.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page margins in Page
Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the page the margin ruler

shows
margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5 cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not move. When I
try to change right margin in Page Setup, the error message I get is
"Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in some
sections having unevenly spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is set to
"Normal"



  #3  
Old August 14th, 2004, 03:23 AM
SmithDave
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Default increasing right margin causes last column to become too narro

Question 1: Is this normal behaviour?
1. Page Setup shows Right Margin 2 cm
2. Actual page shows Right Margin 4.5 cm
3. Can't change Right Margin
Question 2: Why is the Right Margin so big?
Question 3: How do I change the actual page so that it displays a Right
Margin 2 cm?

Basic_Formatting.htm tells me to change the Right Margin by using Page Setup
and the Margin tab. But when I go there and try to change it, I get the error
message "Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow..."
Question 4: Have I got some kind of funky setting that causes this 2 cm
margin to appear as 4.5 cm?

Best Regards,
D.Smith


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't asked it.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page margins in Page
Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the page the margin ruler

shows
margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5 cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not move. When I
try to change right margin in Page Setup, the error message I get is
"Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in some
sections having unevenly spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is set to
"Normal"




  #4  
Old August 14th, 2004, 05:46 AM
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default increasing right margin causes last column to become too narro

If this is Word 2002 or 2003, the "funky setting" is Track Changes. When
you're tracking changes, Word expands the virtual page to allow for the
"balloons." If you print the page it will be either shrunk to fit on
portrait or rotated to landscape depending on your settings on the Track
Changes tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
Question 1: Is this normal behaviour?
1. Page Setup shows Right Margin 2 cm
2. Actual page shows Right Margin 4.5 cm
3. Can't change Right Margin
Question 2: Why is the Right Margin so big?
Question 3: How do I change the actual page so that it displays a Right
Margin 2 cm?

Basic_Formatting.htm tells me to change the Right Margin by using Page

Setup
and the Margin tab. But when I go there and try to change it, I get the

error
message "Increasing right margin causes last column to become too

narrow..."
Question 4: Have I got some kind of funky setting that causes this 2 cm
margin to appear as 4.5 cm?

Best Regards,
D.Smith


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't asked it.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page margins in

Page
Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the page the margin ruler

shows
margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5 cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not move.

When I
try to change right margin in Page Setup, the error message I get is
"Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in

some
sections having unevenly spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is set to
"Normal"





  #5  
Old August 14th, 2004, 09:35 PM
SmithDave
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Nope, sorry. It's not Track Changes.

I'm using Word 2003 11.5604.5606. This happens when I open a new document.
Untouched. No content.

I am familiar with how Track Changes shows balloons on the right side. I
know I can get rid of all by accepting all changes. Track Changes is off.

In Tools Options I can set Track Changes to "never" and the margin is
still 4.5 cm.

BTW, I work around this issue by opening an old Word file, one that displays
correct margins in both Page Setup and onscreen. I just want to know what's
up with a new document. Any suggestions?

Dave Smith

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If this is Word 2002 or 2003, the "funky setting" is Track Changes. When
you're tracking changes, Word expands the virtual page to allow for the
"balloons." If you print the page it will be either shrunk to fit on
portrait or rotated to landscape depending on your settings on the Track
Changes tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
Question 1: Is this normal behaviour?
1. Page Setup shows Right Margin 2 cm
2. Actual page shows Right Margin 4.5 cm
3. Can't change Right Margin
Question 2: Why is the Right Margin so big?
Question 3: How do I change the actual page so that it displays a Right
Margin 2 cm?

Basic_Formatting.htm tells me to change the Right Margin by using Page

Setup
and the Margin tab. But when I go there and try to change it, I get the

error
message "Increasing right margin causes last column to become too

narrow..."
Question 4: Have I got some kind of funky setting that causes this 2 cm
margin to appear as 4.5 cm?

Best Regards,
D.Smith


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't asked it.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page margins in

Page
Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the page the margin ruler
shows
margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5 cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not move.

When I
try to change right margin in Page Setup, the error message I get is
"Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in

some
sections having unevenly spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is set to
"Normal"





  #6  
Old August 14th, 2004, 10:57 PM
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
news
Nope, sorry. It's not Track Changes.

I'm using Word 2003 11.5604.5606. This happens when I open a new document.
Untouched. No content.

I am familiar with how Track Changes shows balloons on the right side. I
know I can get rid of all by accepting all changes. Track Changes is off.

In Tools Options I can set Track Changes to "never" and the margin is
still 4.5 cm.

BTW, I work around this issue by opening an old Word file, one that

displays
correct margins in both Page Setup and onscreen. I just want to know

what's
up with a new document. Any suggestions?

Dave Smith

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If this is Word 2002 or 2003, the "funky setting" is Track Changes. When
you're tracking changes, Word expands the virtual page to allow for the
"balloons." If you print the page it will be either shrunk to fit on
portrait or rotated to landscape depending on your settings on the Track
Changes tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
Question 1: Is this normal behaviour?
1. Page Setup shows Right Margin 2 cm
2. Actual page shows Right Margin 4.5 cm
3. Can't change Right Margin
Question 2: Why is the Right Margin so big?
Question 3: How do I change the actual page so that it displays a

Right
Margin 2 cm?

Basic_Formatting.htm tells me to change the Right Margin by using Page

Setup
and the Margin tab. But when I go there and try to change it, I get

the
error
message "Increasing right margin causes last column to become too

narrow..."
Question 4: Have I got some kind of funky setting that causes this 2

cm
margin to appear as 4.5 cm?

Best Regards,
D.Smith


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't asked

it.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page margins

in
Page
Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the page the margin

ruler
shows
margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5 cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not move.

When I
try to change right margin in Page Setup, the error message I get

is
"Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow

in
some
sections having unevenly spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is

set to
"Normal"






  #7  
Old August 16th, 2004, 03:09 AM
SmithDave
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Thanks to Suzanne for pointing me at Normal.dot. However this was not the
solution.

Here's what I did:
1. I changed the Macro Security level to medium.
2. When I started MS Word, it announced a document template that was to be
opened. I had no idea that it was there. It was installed when I set up an
application for my Palm PDA. The name of the template was Palmapp.dot.
3. Its location was another new wrinkle that I discovered: c:\program
files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Startup. Apparently, this is a folder where I
can store a template for frequent use.
4. I removed Palmapp.dot from the startup folder and put it into the
Templates folder with Normal.dot. Now things are behaving normally.

D.Smith




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
news
Nope, sorry. It's not Track Changes.

I'm using Word 2003 11.5604.5606. This happens when I open a new document.
Untouched. No content.

I am familiar with how Track Changes shows balloons on the right side. I
know I can get rid of all by accepting all changes. Track Changes is off.

In Tools Options I can set Track Changes to "never" and the margin is
still 4.5 cm.

BTW, I work around this issue by opening an old Word file, one that

displays
correct margins in both Page Setup and onscreen. I just want to know

what's
up with a new document. Any suggestions?

Dave Smith

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If this is Word 2002 or 2003, the "funky setting" is Track Changes. When
you're tracking changes, Word expands the virtual page to allow for the
"balloons." If you print the page it will be either shrunk to fit on
portrait or rotated to landscape depending on your settings on the Track
Changes tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
Question 1: Is this normal behaviour?
1. Page Setup shows Right Margin 2 cm
2. Actual page shows Right Margin 4.5 cm
3. Can't change Right Margin
Question 2: Why is the Right Margin so big?
Question 3: How do I change the actual page so that it displays a

Right
Margin 2 cm?

Basic_Formatting.htm tells me to change the Right Margin by using Page
Setup
and the Margin tab. But when I go there and try to change it, I get

the
error
message "Increasing right margin causes last column to become too
narrow..."
Question 4: Have I got some kind of funky setting that causes this 2

cm
margin to appear as 4.5 cm?

Best Regards,
D.Smith


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't asked

it.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page margins

in
Page
Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the page the margin

ruler
shows
margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5 cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not move.
When I
try to change right margin in Page Setup, the error message I get

is
"Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow

in
some
sections having unevenly spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is

set to
"Normal"







  #8  
Old August 16th, 2004, 06:38 AM
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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The Word and Office Startup folders are (as the name suggests) folders where
Word and other Office applications look when they are starting up. Any
template or add-in stored in either of these folders will be loaded when you
start Word. Palmapp.dot is a notorious troublemaker. If you don't have any
real use for it, I wouldn't even give it space in your user templates
folder, but if you do sometimes need it, then you can load it from there as
needed (but as an add-in, not a document template).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
Thanks to Suzanne for pointing me at Normal.dot. However this was not the
solution.

Here's what I did:
1. I changed the Macro Security level to medium.
2. When I started MS Word, it announced a document template that was to be
opened. I had no idea that it was there. It was installed when I set up an
application for my Palm PDA. The name of the template was Palmapp.dot.
3. Its location was another new wrinkle that I discovered: c:\program
files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Startup. Apparently, this is a folder

where I
can store a template for frequent use.
4. I removed Palmapp.dot from the startup folder and put it into the
Templates folder with Normal.dot. Now things are behaving normally.

D.Smith




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
news
Nope, sorry. It's not Track Changes.

I'm using Word 2003 11.5604.5606. This happens when I open a new

document.
Untouched. No content.

I am familiar with how Track Changes shows balloons on the right side.

I
know I can get rid of all by accepting all changes. Track Changes is

off.

In Tools Options I can set Track Changes to "never" and the margin

is
still 4.5 cm.

BTW, I work around this issue by opening an old Word file, one that

displays
correct margins in both Page Setup and onscreen. I just want to know

what's
up with a new document. Any suggestions?

Dave Smith

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If this is Word 2002 or 2003, the "funky setting" is Track Changes.

When
you're tracking changes, Word expands the virtual page to allow for

the
"balloons." If you print the page it will be either shrunk to fit on
portrait or rotated to landscape depending on your settings on the

Track
Changes tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
Question 1: Is this normal behaviour?
1. Page Setup shows Right Margin 2 cm
2. Actual page shows Right Margin 4.5 cm
3. Can't change Right Margin
Question 2: Why is the Right Margin so big?
Question 3: How do I change the actual page so that it displays a

Right
Margin 2 cm?

Basic_Formatting.htm tells me to change the Right Margin by using

Page
Setup
and the Margin tab. But when I go there and try to change it, I

get
the
error
message "Increasing right margin causes last column to become too
narrow..."
Question 4: Have I got some kind of funky setting that causes this

2
cm
margin to appear as 4.5 cm?

Best Regards,
D.Smith


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't

asked
it.
--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented

version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"SmithDave" wrote in

message
...
When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page

margins
in
Page
Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the page the

margin
ruler
shows
margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5 cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not

move.
When I
try to change right margin in Page Setup, the error message I

get
is
"Increasing right margin causes last column to become too

narrow
in
some
sections having unevenly spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages

is
set to
"Normal"








  #9  
Old August 16th, 2004, 07:06 AM
Graham Mayor
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c:\program files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Startup is, as its name implies,
a folder the contents of which are loaded when Office 2003 applications are
started. The startup folder for Word alone is defined in tools options
file locations startup. Startup folders are used by Word to load global
templates which provide macros, toolbars etc for use by all documents.

By removing the Palmapp.dot add-in from this folder, you prevent it from
loading and thus lose the functionality it provides. Whether the add-in is
suitable for your version of Word or you require its functionality are other
issues entirely.

You can set Word's security to trust installed templates and add-ins.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org





SmithDave wrote:
Thanks to Suzanne for pointing me at Normal.dot. However this was not
the solution.

Here's what I did:
1. I changed the Macro Security level to medium.
2. When I started MS Word, it announced a document template that was
to be opened. I had no idea that it was there. It was installed when
I set up an application for my Palm PDA. The name of the template was
Palmapp.dot.
3. Its location was another new wrinkle that I discovered: c:\program
files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Startup. Apparently, this is a folder
where I can store a template for frequent use.
4. I removed Palmapp.dot from the startup folder and put it into the
Templates folder with Normal.dot. Now things are behaving normally.

D.Smith




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
news
Nope, sorry. It's not Track Changes.

I'm using Word 2003 11.5604.5606. This happens when I open a new
document. Untouched. No content.

I am familiar with how Track Changes shows balloons on the right
side. I know I can get rid of all by accepting all changes. Track
Changes is off.

In Tools Options I can set Track Changes to "never" and the
margin is still 4.5 cm.

BTW, I work around this issue by opening an old Word file, one that
displays correct margins in both Page Setup and onscreen. I just
want to know what's up with a new document. Any suggestions?

Dave Smith

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If this is Word 2002 or 2003, the "funky setting" is Track
Changes. When you're tracking changes, Word expands the virtual
page to allow for the "balloons." If you print the page it will be
either shrunk to fit on portrait or rotated to landscape depending
on your settings on the Track Changes tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

"SmithDave" wrote in message
...
Question 1: Is this normal behaviour?
1. Page Setup shows Right Margin 2 cm
2. Actual page shows Right Margin 4.5 cm
3. Can't change Right Margin
Question 2: Why is the Right Margin so big?
Question 3: How do I change the actual page so that it displays a
Right Margin 2 cm?

Basic_Formatting.htm tells me to change the Right Margin by using
Page Setup and the Margin tab. But when I go there and try to
change it, I get the error message "Increasing right margin
causes last column to become too narrow..." Question 4: Have I
got some kind of funky setting that causes this 2 cm margin to
appear as 4.5 cm?

Best Regards,
D.Smith


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't
asked it. --

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented
version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"SmithDave" wrote in
message
...
When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page
margins in Page Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the
page the margin ruler shows margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5
cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not
move. When I try to change right margin in Page Setup, the
error message I get is "Increasing right margin causes last
column to become too narrow in some sections having unevenly
spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is set to "Normal"



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Old September 19th, 2004, 07:43 PM
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I don't know why but my Word 2003 is causing me problems with the page
setup and layout. Every time I try to change the right margins, or
adjust a document from portrait to landscape layout, I get an error
says "increasing right margins cause last column to be unevenly
spaced"
I have erased normal.dot and hoped that would solve things but still
get the error each time. Please help.
Thanks
Ron Gubitz :angry



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