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Want text only on 16 X 11 converted to 8 x 11.
Created a 31 page text document on 16W x 11L format. Set the margins so that
just left side of page has text. I need the text on 8 x 11 paper. Thought I could cut & paste text on new 8 x 11 document, but 24 hours later, still can't do it. HELP! Tried to make 2 columns (to highlight left column & paste) but each word came vertical and had over 2000 pages! Just want what is on half the page, but my scizzors can't cut the page in vertical half! |
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Want text only on 16 X 11 converted to 8 x 11.
Elizabeth Ann wrote:
Created a 31 page text document on 16W x 11L format. Set the margins so that just left side of page has text. I need the text on 8 x 11 paper. Thought I could cut & paste text on new 8 x 11 document, but 24 hours later, still can't do it. HELP! Tried to make 2 columns (to highlight left column & paste) but each word came vertical and had over 2000 pages! Just want what is on half the page, but my scizzors can't cut the page in vertical half! The first thing you must do is set the document's margins back to the default, or something near it -- 1" or 1.25". The text width will temporarily become about 14", but don't worry about it. Now change the paper size to Letter (8.5" x 11") or your custom 8" x 11". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Want text only on 16 X 11 converted to 8 x 11.
Did not work. Do I highlight whole doc & set left & right margins? Then in
page set up (for print) it shows it is in landscape (do I change to portrait). When I change paper size in page set up it says 'margins are outside area. Do you want us to fix it?" Either way, document appears one letter at a time on left side vertically down thousands of pages. Thanks for your anticipated reply. I really need your help! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Elizabeth Ann wrote: Created a 31 page text document on 16W x 11L format. Set the margins so that just left side of page has text. I need the text on 8 x 11 paper. Thought I could cut & paste text on new 8 x 11 document, but 24 hours later, still can't do it. HELP! Tried to make 2 columns (to highlight left column & paste) but each word came vertical and had over 2000 pages! Just want what is on half the page, but my scizzors can't cut the page in vertical half! The first thing you must do is set the document's margins back to the default, or something near it -- 1" or 1.25". The text width will temporarily become about 14", but don't worry about it. Now change the paper size to Letter (8.5" x 11") or your custom 8" x 11". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Want text only on 16 X 11 converted to 8 x 11.
One at a time:
You don't have to select the whole document. The Page Setup dialog has an "Apply to" box, and that should be set to "Whole document". Yes, the orientation should be Portrait. When you have a custom page size, with the width and height set manually, it could be either Portrait or Landscape, but now you want it Portrait. When you have changed the margins and orientation, click OK. It will complain about the margins being outside the printable area, and you should click the Ignore button. Then go into Page Setup again and change the page size. This time it shouldn't complain. If the letters are still one per line, then you also have a problem with the right indent in the paragraph formatting, which might be in a style or might be "direct" formatting. Make sure every style you use has the right indent set to 0" and that all paragraphs are using their style's indenting and not something different. If you still can't resolve it, you can email a copy to me and I'll have a look. Elizabeth Ann wrote: Did not work. Do I highlight whole doc & set left & right margins? Then in page set up (for print) it shows it is in landscape (do I change to portrait). When I change paper size in page set up it says 'margins are outside area. Do you want us to fix it?" Either way, document appears one letter at a time on left side vertically down thousands of pages. Thanks for your anticipated reply. I really need your help! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Elizabeth Ann wrote: Created a 31 page text document on 16W x 11L format. Set the margins so that just left side of page has text. I need the text on 8 x 11 paper. Thought I could cut & paste text on new 8 x 11 document, but 24 hours later, still can't do it. HELP! Tried to make 2 columns (to highlight left column & paste) but each word came vertical and had over 2000 pages! Just want what is on half the page, but my scizzors can't cut the page in vertical half! The first thing you must do is set the document's margins back to the default, or something near it -- 1" or 1.25". The text width will temporarily become about 14", but don't worry about it. Now change the paper size to Letter (8.5" x 11") or your custom 8" x 11". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Want text only on 16 X 11 converted to 8 x 11.
You can change the margins, orientation, and paper size in one trip to Page
Setup. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... One at a time: You don't have to select the whole document. The Page Setup dialog has an "Apply to" box, and that should be set to "Whole document". Yes, the orientation should be Portrait. When you have a custom page size, with the width and height set manually, it could be either Portrait or Landscape, but now you want it Portrait. When you have changed the margins and orientation, click OK. It will complain about the margins being outside the printable area, and you should click the Ignore button. Then go into Page Setup again and change the page size. This time it shouldn't complain. If the letters are still one per line, then you also have a problem with the right indent in the paragraph formatting, which might be in a style or might be "direct" formatting. Make sure every style you use has the right indent set to 0" and that all paragraphs are using their style's indenting and not something different. If you still can't resolve it, you can email a copy to me and I'll have a look. Elizabeth Ann wrote: Did not work. Do I highlight whole doc & set left & right margins? Then in page set up (for print) it shows it is in landscape (do I change to portrait). When I change paper size in page set up it says 'margins are outside area. Do you want us to fix it?" Either way, document appears one letter at a time on left side vertically down thousands of pages. Thanks for your anticipated reply. I really need your help! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Elizabeth Ann wrote: Created a 31 page text document on 16W x 11L format. Set the margins so that just left side of page has text. I need the text on 8 x 11 paper. Thought I could cut & paste text on new 8 x 11 document, but 24 hours later, still can't do it. HELP! Tried to make 2 columns (to highlight left column & paste) but each word came vertical and had over 2000 pages! Just want what is on half the page, but my scizzors can't cut the page in vertical half! The first thing you must do is set the document's margins back to the default, or something near it -- 1" or 1.25". The text width will temporarily become about 14", but don't worry about it. Now change the paper size to Letter (8.5" x 11") or your custom 8" x 11". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Want text only on 16 X 11 converted to 8 x 11.
Still did not work!
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can change the margins, orientation, and paper size in one trip to Page Setup. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... One at a time: You don't have to select the whole document. The Page Setup dialog has an "Apply to" box, and that should be set to "Whole document". Yes, the orientation should be Portrait. When you have a custom page size, with the width and height set manually, it could be either Portrait or Landscape, but now you want it Portrait. When you have changed the margins and orientation, click OK. It will complain about the margins being outside the printable area, and you should click the Ignore button. Then go into Page Setup again and change the page size. This time it shouldn't complain. If the letters are still one per line, then you also have a problem with the right indent in the paragraph formatting, which might be in a style or might be "direct" formatting. Make sure every style you use has the right indent set to 0" and that all paragraphs are using their style's indenting and not something different. If you still can't resolve it, you can email a copy to me and I'll have a look. Elizabeth Ann wrote: Did not work. Do I highlight whole doc & set left & right margins? Then in page set up (for print) it shows it is in landscape (do I change to portrait). When I change paper size in page set up it says 'margins are outside area. Do you want us to fix it?" Either way, document appears one letter at a time on left side vertically down thousands of pages. Thanks for your anticipated reply. I really need your help! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Elizabeth Ann wrote: Created a 31 page text document on 16W x 11L format. Set the margins so that just left side of page has text. I need the text on 8 x 11 paper. Thought I could cut & paste text on new 8 x 11 document, but 24 hours later, still can't do it. HELP! Tried to make 2 columns (to highlight left column & paste) but each word came vertical and had over 2000 pages! Just want what is on half the page, but my scizzors can't cut the page in vertical half! The first thing you must do is set the document's margins back to the default, or something near it -- 1" or 1.25". The text width will temporarily become about 14", but don't worry about it. Now change the paper size to Letter (8.5" x 11") or your custom 8" x 11". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Want text only on 16 X 11 converted to 8 x 11.
Jay,
Could not get it to work. Took you up on your generous offer and sent you the document. Thanks for your help! Elizabeth "Jay Freedman" wrote: One at a time: You don't have to select the whole document. The Page Setup dialog has an "Apply to" box, and that should be set to "Whole document". Yes, the orientation should be Portrait. When you have a custom page size, with the width and height set manually, it could be either Portrait or Landscape, but now you want it Portrait. When you have changed the margins and orientation, click OK. It will complain about the margins being outside the printable area, and you should click the Ignore button. Then go into Page Setup again and change the page size. This time it shouldn't complain. If the letters are still one per line, then you also have a problem with the right indent in the paragraph formatting, which might be in a style or might be "direct" formatting. Make sure every style you use has the right indent set to 0" and that all paragraphs are using their style's indenting and not something different. If you still can't resolve it, you can email a copy to me and I'll have a look. Elizabeth Ann wrote: Did not work. Do I highlight whole doc & set left & right margins? Then in page set up (for print) it shows it is in landscape (do I change to portrait). When I change paper size in page set up it says 'margins are outside area. Do you want us to fix it?" Either way, document appears one letter at a time on left side vertically down thousands of pages. Thanks for your anticipated reply. I really need your help! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Elizabeth Ann wrote: Created a 31 page text document on 16W x 11L format. Set the margins so that just left side of page has text. I need the text on 8 x 11 paper. Thought I could cut & paste text on new 8 x 11 document, but 24 hours later, still can't do it. HELP! Tried to make 2 columns (to highlight left column & paste) but each word came vertical and had over 2000 pages! Just want what is on half the page, but my scizzors can't cut the page in vertical half! The first thing you must do is set the document's margins back to the default, or something near it -- 1" or 1.25". The text width will temporarily become about 14", but don't worry about it. Now change the paper size to Letter (8.5" x 11") or your custom 8" x 11". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Want text only on 16 X 11 converted to 8 x 11.
"Jay Freedman" wrote: One at a time: You don't have to select the whole document. The Page Setup dialog has an "Apply to" box, and that should be set to "Whole document". Yes, the orientation should be Portrait. When you have a custom page size, with the width and height set manually, it could be either Portrait or Landscape, but now you want it Portrait. When you have changed the margins and orientation, click OK. It will complain about the margins being outside the printable area, and you should click the Ignore button. Then go into Page Setup again and change the page size. This time it shouldn't complain. If the letters are still one per line, then you also have a problem with the right indent in the paragraph formatting, which might be in a style or might be "direct" formatting. Make sure every style you use has the right indent set to 0" and that all paragraphs are using their style's indenting and not something different. If you still can't resolve it, you can email a copy to me and I'll have a look. Elizabeth Ann wrote: Did not work. Do I highlight whole doc & set left & right margins? Then in page set up (for print) it shows it is in landscape (do I change to portrait). When I change paper size in page set up it says 'margins are outside area. Do you want us to fix it?" Either way, document appears one letter at a time on left side vertically down thousands of pages. Thanks for your anticipated reply. I really need your help! "Jay Freedman" wrote: Elizabeth Ann wrote: Created a 31 page text document on 16W x 11L format. Set the margins so that just left side of page has text. I need the text on 8 x 11 paper. Thought I could cut & paste text on new 8 x 11 document, but 24 hours later, still can't do it. HELP! Tried to make 2 columns (to highlight left column & paste) but each word came vertical and had over 2000 pages! Just want what is on half the page, but my scizzors can't cut the page in vertical half! The first thing you must do is set the document's margins back to the default, or something near it -- 1" or 1.25". The text width will temporarily become about 14", but don't worry about it. Now change the paper size to Letter (8.5" x 11") or your custom 8" x 11". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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