Why doesn't page layout view match print preview?

....and the ¶s aren't displayed there either.

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"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Good point.

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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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The first time I tried it, back in maybe Word 97, the insertion point was
not shown, so you couldn't even be sure *where* you were editing. That
spoiled me for it right away, and I've used it maybe once or twice since.
The sort of situation when it definitely comes in handy is when you're
paging through a very long document (several hundred pages) to check page
layout and spot a typo on a page. If you switch back to Normal or Print
Layout view, you go back to page 1 (or wherever you started) and have to
relocate the page where you spotted the error, which can be very
time-consuming. Or you can just click in and fix it, then move on.

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"Charles Kenyon" wrote in message
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I've used it myself.
Nevertheless, it adds complexity with minor gain. It changes a view-only
screen to an editing screen that has limited function, doesn't show
non-printing characters that do make a difference in editing just seem
unnecessary. If instead the time that went into that went into fixing
numbering....
I guess it is a question of priorities.
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Why? Most users never discover it, and those who do seem to value the
feature.

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"Charles Kenyon" wrote in message
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Someone at MS should be keelhauled for this!
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Print Preview is *not* an editing mode, so it shows only what will
actually
appear on the printed page.

Although you *can* edit in Print Preview if you turn the Magnifier
off.

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"CyberTaz" wrote in message
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The 'characters' you are seeing in Print Layout View (which is an
*editing*
mode)are non-printing characters which account for white-space in
the
document and are only visible in that view if you have the
Show/Hide
¶
feature turned on. Being able to accurately determine what causes
the
spacing
in a document facilitates editing & revising it's content.

Print Preview is *not* an editing mode, so it shows only what will
actually
appear on the printed page.

For more, you may find this useful;

http://word.mvps.org/FAQS/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm

HTH |:)

"Molly" wrote:

In page layout carriage returns and information in some tables
can
be
seen,
but in print preview they are not. i.e. blank cells in the tables
and
no
"space" between paragraphs.
Why?