In Word 2000, I have a document that refuses to accept any changes to
margins in Page Setup. I get an error message that reads something like
margins chosen are too wide for some sections. I cleared every section
break to try to find the culprit and all pages/sections have the identical
margins. All paragraphs are extended -0.5 inch from the right margin, while
left, right, top and bottom margins are identical at 1.0 inch. None of the
paragraphs are formatted for a "minus" margin either.

Very perplexing.
--
James

This sometimes results from a weird glitch in the Columns dialog. Ctrl+A to
select the entire document and go to Format | Columns. Click on the picture
that says One (even if one column is already selected). This will check the
box for "Equal column width" and should solve your problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"James" wrote in message
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In Word 2000, I have a document that refuses to accept any changes to
margins in Page Setup. I get an error message that reads something like
margins chosen are too wide for some sections. I cleared every section
break to try to find the culprit and all pages/sections have the identical
margins. All paragraphs are extended -0.5 inch from the right margin,
while
left, right, top and bottom margins are identical at 1.0 inch. None of
the
paragraphs are formatted for a "minus" margin either.

Very perplexing.
--
James

Thank you. Worked like a charm.
--
James

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
This sometimes results from a weird glitch in the Columns dialog. Ctrl+A
to
select the entire document and go to Format | Columns. Click on the
picture
that says One (even if one column is already selected). This will check
the
box for "Equal column width" and should solve your problem.

--
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.

"James" wrote in message
...
In Word 2000, I have a document that refuses to accept any changes to
margins in Page Setup. I get an error message that reads something like
margins chosen are too wide for some sections. I cleared every section
break to try to find the culprit and all pages/sections have the
identical
margins. All paragraphs are extended -0.5 inch from the right margin,
while
left, right, top and bottom margins are identical at 1.0 inch. None of
the
paragraphs are formatted for a "minus" margin either.

Very perplexing.
--
James