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increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow
I have read various responses to this error in this group and none of
the solutions posted seem to have solved my problem. I have an administrative user with a 200+ page document that has multiple section breaks with different page layouts throughout. She is using MS Office Profession 2003 on XP platform. We are trying to paste text from a page into a new section of the document and keep getting the following Microsoft Office Word error when we try to adjust the margins: Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in some sections having unevenly spaced columns. This only happens in this document. Newly created documents do not return this error, so it is not related to the Normal.dot template. Also, I have tried to reset the default column spacing to one with Equal column width checked (enabled), but when doing so receive the following error: Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some sections. Unfortunately, the length of the document makes it difficult to pinpoint which section might be causing this error so I'm at a loss as to the next step. Please advise if you might be able to shed some light on this. Thanks. |
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Answer: increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow
It sounds like the issue you are experiencing is related to the column spacing and margins in your document. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve the issue:
If none of these steps resolve the issue, it may be helpful to try copying and pasting the text into a new document and formatting it from scratch. This can help to eliminate any hidden formatting or section breaks that may be causing the issue.
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increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow
This can usually be remedied by clicking on the One preset picture in Format
| Columns (and apply to "Whole document"). -- 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. "jim" wrote in message ups.com... I have read various responses to this error in this group and none of the solutions posted seem to have solved my problem. I have an administrative user with a 200+ page document that has multiple section breaks with different page layouts throughout. She is using MS Office Profession 2003 on XP platform. We are trying to paste text from a page into a new section of the document and keep getting the following Microsoft Office Word error when we try to adjust the margins: Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in some sections having unevenly spaced columns. This only happens in this document. Newly created documents do not return this error, so it is not related to the Normal.dot template. Also, I have tried to reset the default column spacing to one with Equal column width checked (enabled), but when doing so receive the following error: Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some sections. Unfortunately, the length of the document makes it difficult to pinpoint which section might be causing this error so I'm at a loss as to the next step. Please advise if you might be able to shed some light on this. Thanks. |
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increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow
Thank you. Your response solved my problem. As you can see in the
linked screen shot, I did not see the "Whole Document" option in the drop-down menu. An interface usability issue for sure! http://edtech.guhsd.net/Images/column_format.gif -Jim Epler Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: This can usually be remedied by clicking on the One preset picture in Format | Columns (and apply to "Whole document"). -- 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. "jim" wrote in message ups.com... I have read various responses to this error in this group and none of the solutions posted seem to have solved my problem. I have an administrative user with a 200+ page document that has multiple section breaks with different page layouts throughout. She is using MS Office Profession 2003 on XP platform. We are trying to paste text from a page into a new section of the document and keep getting the following Microsoft Office Word error when we try to adjust the margins: Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in some sections having unevenly spaced columns. This only happens in this document. Newly created documents do not return this error, so it is not related to the Normal.dot template. Also, I have tried to reset the default column spacing to one with Equal column width checked (enabled), but when doing so receive the following error: Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some sections. Unfortunately, the length of the document makes it difficult to pinpoint which section might be causing this error so I'm at a loss as to the next step. Please advise if you might be able to shed some light on this. Thanks. |
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increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow
Wonderful! Thanks!
I was having the same problem, and although I could not see the "Whole document" option, selecting all sections after the current section resolved the issue for me. I would, however, like to know how the problem manifested itself in the first place. Dennis Meier Associate Engineer and Editor Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: This can usually be remedied by clicking on the One preset picture in Format | Columns (and apply to "Whole document"). -- 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. "jim" wrote in message ups.com... I have read various responses to this error in this group and none of the solutions posted seem to have solved my problem. I have an administrative user with a 200+ page document that has multiple section breaks with different page layouts throughout. She is using MS Office Profession 2003 on XP platform. We are trying to paste text from a page into a new section of the document and keep getting the following Microsoft Office Word error when we try to adjust the margins: Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in some sections having unevenly spaced columns. This only happens in this document. Newly created documents do not return this error, so it is not related to the Normal.dot template. Also, I have tried to reset the default column spacing to one with Equal column width checked (enabled), but when doing so receive the following error: Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some sections. Unfortunately, the length of the document makes it difficult to pinpoint which section might be causing this error so I'm at a loss as to the next step. Please advise if you might be able to shed some light on this. Thanks. |
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increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow
You're not the only one who would like to know how this happens. It
shouldn't happen in Word 2003 or in fully patched Word 2002, I think, but in earlier versions it was caused by use of the Columns button (rather than the Columns dialog) to format a section into multiple columns. Using the button did not cause the "Equal column width" box to be checked; changing the margins somehow ends up with one column being margin width and the other zero width or something equally bizarre. -- 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. wrote in message ups.com... Wonderful! Thanks! I was having the same problem, and although I could not see the "Whole document" option, selecting all sections after the current section resolved the issue for me. I would, however, like to know how the problem manifested itself in the first place. Dennis Meier Associate Engineer and Editor Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: This can usually be remedied by clicking on the One preset picture in Format | Columns (and apply to "Whole document"). -- 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. "jim" wrote in message ups.com... I have read various responses to this error in this group and none of the solutions posted seem to have solved my problem. I have an administrative user with a 200+ page document that has multiple section breaks with different page layouts throughout. She is using MS Office Profession 2003 on XP platform. We are trying to paste text from a page into a new section of the document and keep getting the following Microsoft Office Word error when we try to adjust the margins: Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow in some sections having unevenly spaced columns. This only happens in this document. Newly created documents do not return this error, so it is not related to the Normal.dot template. Also, I have tried to reset the default column spacing to one with Equal column width checked (enabled), but when doing so receive the following error: Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some sections. Unfortunately, the length of the document makes it difficult to pinpoint which section might be causing this error so I'm at a loss as to the next step. Please advise if you might be able to shed some light on this. Thanks. |
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