i spend hours making a page exactly as it has to be. When I try to print or
save the document - Word re-formats it. Is there any way of killing this
feature? I am getting to where all I can use is WordPerfect because of this.
The University and Journals require specific formatting for documents and
Word always decides to change what I have spent hours alligning exactly how I
need it. All I (and everyone I have talked to about this problem) want is an
Off switch for this useless feature.

Start with http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm, but also
see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TextReflow.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"prbeck" wrote in message
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i spend hours making a page exactly as it has to be. When I try to print
or
save the document - Word re-formats it. Is there any way of killing this
feature? I am getting to where all I can use is WordPerfect because of
this.
The University and Journals require specific formatting for documents and
Word always decides to change what I have spent hours alligning exactly
how I
need it. All I (and everyone I have talked to about this problem) want is
an
Off switch for this useless feature.

Thank you. I will try the macro. I hope it works. I still want Microsoft to
put an Off switch in the program. It must cost this University over a million
dollars a year for people having to force Word to do things the way they have
to be. Auto-formatting is a stupid feature unless you only work on a single
type document.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Start with http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm, but also
see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TextReflow.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.

"prbeck" wrote in message
news
i spend hours making a page exactly as it has to be. When I try to print
or
save the document - Word re-formats it. Is there any way of killing this
feature? I am getting to where all I can use is WordPerfect because of
this.
The University and Journals require specific formatting for documents and
Word always decides to change what I have spent hours alligning exactly
how I
need it. All I (and everyone I have talked to about this problem) want is
an
Off switch for this useless feature.

What macro?

--
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.

"prbeck" wrote in message
...
Thank you. I will try the macro. I hope it works. I still want Microsoft
to
put an Off switch in the program. It must cost this University over a
million
dollars a year for people having to force Word to do things the way they
have
to be. Auto-formatting is a stupid feature unless you only work on a
single
type document.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Start with http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm, but
also
see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TextReflow.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.

"prbeck" wrote in message
news
i spend hours making a page exactly as it has to be. When I try to
print
or
save the document - Word re-formats it. Is there any way of killing
this
feature? I am getting to where all I can use is WordPerfect because of
this.
The University and Journals require specific formatting for documents
and
Word always decides to change what I have spent hours alligning
exactly
how I
need it. All I (and everyone I have talked to about this problem) want
is
an
Off switch for this useless feature.

there's code for a macro on that page that switches off all the
autoformat-as-you-type options ... brilliant. I've sent it to everyone I work
with.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

What macro?