[PA]

While opening existing doc in Word 2007, the margins change and what was
supposed to be in one page, is now in two. This supposed to be one page doc
is reviewed and faxed directly. I work with many docs so to open each one and
make adjustments individually, will not happen. Have tried changing the
default margins but every document that is opened assumes the wrong margins
and doesn't pick up the new default. Ah! It works perfectly in Word 2003....
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!

[Cindy M.]

Hi ?B?UEE=?=,

While opening existing doc in Word 2007, the margins change and what was
supposed to be in one page, is now in two. This supposed to be one page doc
is reviewed and faxed directly. I work with many docs so to open each one and
make adjustments individually, will not happen. Have tried changing the
default margins but every document that is opened assumes the wrong margins
and doesn't pick up the new default. Ah! It works perfectly in Word 2003....

Were these documents created in Word 2007 or an earlier version?

Can you give the exact amounts the margins are being changed?

A document is stored with its margins, changing the default somewhere will not
affect existing documents. If you're really creating new documents, rather than
opening them, you need to make the change in the document template(s). Changing
the default for the Word application only changes the setting for the default
template, Normal.dot.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[PA]

Hello Cindy and thanks for your reply.

These docs are generated in an in-house system (invoice docs) and sent
automatically to email.
When opened in Word 2003 the margins a Top & Bottom: 1" and Left & Right:
0.92". When they're opend in Word 2007, the margins a Top & Bottom: 1" and
Left & Right: 1.04".

And I have changed the template, but like you said, it affects new documents
only.

So, from what you are saying, once the doc is created and saved, it keeps
its margins and the only way to change it would be to actually going into
each doc and re-saving it with new margins, correct?

"Cindy M." wrote:

Hi ?B?UEE=?=,

While opening existing doc in Word 2007, the margins change and what was
supposed to be in one page, is now in two. This supposed to be one page doc
is reviewed and faxed directly. I work with many docs so to open each one and
make adjustments individually, will not happen. Have tried changing the
default margins but every document that is opened assumes the wrong margins
and doesn't pick up the new default. Ah! It works perfectly in Word 2003....

Were these documents created in Word 2007 or an earlier version?

Can you give the exact amounts the margins are being changed?

A document is stored with its margins, changing the default somewhere will not
affect existing documents. If you're really creating new documents, rather than
opening them, you need to make the change in the document template(s). Changing
the default for the Word application only changes the setting for the default
template, Normal.dot.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply
in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

[Cindy M.]

These docs are generated in an in-house system (invoice docs) and sent
automatically to email.
When opened in Word 2003 the margins a Top & Bottom: 1" and Left & Right:
0.92". When they're opend in Word 2007, the margins a Top & Bottom: 1" and
Left & Right: 1.04".

And I have changed the template, but like you said, it affects new documents
only.

So, from what you are saying, once the doc is created and saved, it keeps
its margins and the only way to change it would be to actually going into
each doc and re-saving it with new margins, correct?

That is correct.

Conceivably, you could put an AutoOpen macro into the template that checks the
margins and, if necessary, corrects them. You should be able to record the basic
code you need in a macro. (Open a document with the problem, start the macro
recorder, correct the margins, stop the recorder.) Name the macro AutoOpen and
save it in a VBA project in the template.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[PA]

Cindy, thank you very much for your help. I will try to add the macro and
will let you know how it goes.
Have a great week!
PA

"Cindy M." wrote:

These docs are generated in an in-house system (invoice docs) and sent
automatically to email.
When opened in Word 2003 the margins a Top & Bottom: 1" and Left & Right:
0.92". When they're opend in Word 2007, the margins a Top & Bottom: 1" and
Left & Right: 1.04".

And I have changed the template, but like you said, it affects new documents
only.

So, from what you are saying, once the doc is created and saved, it keeps
its margins and the only way to change it would be to actually going into
each doc and re-saving it with new margins, correct?

That is correct.

Conceivably, you could put an AutoOpen macro into the template that checks the
margins and, if necessary, corrects them. You should be able to record the basic
code you need in a macro. (Open a document with the problem, start the macro
recorder, correct the margins, stop the recorder.) Name the macro AutoOpen and
save it in a VBA project in the template.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply
in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)