Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Formatting changes after upgrading to Office 2003
Hello...
I would very grateful if this problem is resolvable. We developed hundreds of templates in Word 2000 that our staff has been using for years. We have generated thousands of documents and the template has changed very little. We had just finished updating all of the staffs computers (300+) to Office 2003 when we found out that a couple of the templates didn't retain their formatting, furthermore, all of the documents generated using those templates wouldn't display or print correctly in Word 2003. Header/footer information has been lost as well as page orientation and a few other minor issues with text boxes and table formatting. The staff is livid, and it's looking like I have to reformat all of them manually. Is there anything that can be done? |
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
|
|||
|
|||
Formatting changes after upgrading to Office 2003
The issue could be merely the view in which documents/templates are opened.
Make sure you have "white space" displayed (see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/WhiteSpace.htm) and, if the Reviewing toolbar is displayed, see if switching to Final view helps (see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trac...gesWorks.html). Also, be aware that documents opened from attachments in Word 2003 will by default open in Reading Layout view (you can disable this on the General tab of Tools | Options). Also, if you have new systems, possibly with a new OS and/or new printers, you almost certainly have different printer drivers; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TextReflow.htm. Compatibility Options settings should maintain most of your earlier-version formatting; as for images, make sure you have Word set to display and print all of them; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/DrwGrphcs/...leGraphics.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. "qrob99" wrote in message ups.com... Hello... I would very grateful if this problem is resolvable. We developed hundreds of templates in Word 2000 that our staff has been using for years. We have generated thousands of documents and the template has changed very little. We had just finished updating all of the staffs computers (300+) to Office 2003 when we found out that a couple of the templates didn't retain their formatting, furthermore, all of the documents generated using those templates wouldn't display or print correctly in Word 2003. Header/footer information has been lost as well as page orientation and a few other minor issues with text boxes and table formatting. The staff is livid, and it's looking like I have to reformat all of them manually. Is there anything that can be done? |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Upgrading to office 2007 | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Do I lose macros and auto text when upgrading to Office 2003? | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Qustion on upgrading office suite | New Users | |||
After upgrading to Office 2003 my Office 2000 word document layou. | Page Layout | |||
Merge doesn't work after upgrading to Office 2003 and Win XP Pro | Mailmerge |