On the View tab of Tools | Options, make sure that "Hidden text" is not
checked. But under the circumstances (WordPro WordPad Word), there's no
telling what's going on.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"1969 andy" wrote in message
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hi suzanne

how do I deal with the hidden text? i don't know anything about XE or TC
fields.
the document is one created in LOTUS WORD PRO saved into WORDPAD and
imported into WORD, but do not know if this makes any difference or
explains
the hidden text.

andy

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If you have nonprinting characters displayed and the document contains a
significant amount of Hidden text (in the form of XE or TC fields or the
like), and you are not printing Hidden text (as by default you won't),
there
will be a significant (possibly three-page) difference in the length of
a
92-95-page document.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"1969 andy" 1969 wrote in message
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I have a document that is 95 pages long. When I attempt to print the
document
my formatting breaks down and it becomes a mess. Also, the document is
reduced to 92 pages. What is going on?

Thanks in advance.

1969 andy