Tab formatting within Publisher 2003 disappears when file is close

[AustinPAWS]

I do a lot of statistical reporting within a national newsletter that I
produce. Most of it is in multiple column format that only allows one or two
character spaces between columns. When I set tab stops at anything less than
..5" (e.g. .125"), the program accommodates me. However, when I save, close,
and then reopen the file, all of the formatting disappears and the tab stops
revert to .5". Once, I tried doing a few lines at time; saved them, reopened
the file--they were still there. So, I continued working on the file. Later,
when I reopened the file, all of the formatting was gone INCLUDING that which
was retained during the first file close. I have had to resort to character
spacing between columns which makes the end result look pretty poor because
you don't get the same straight lines that you do with tab stops. Any ideas
why this is happening? Thanks. Sue

 

[Mary Sauer]

Did you originally create your project in Publisher 2000?
Custom tabs that you previously set in Publisher 2000 are not saved when you
save a publication in Publisher 2002 or in Publisher 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891825/en-us

 

[AustinPAWS]

No, Mary--I didn't create it in Publisher 2000; I purchased and installed
Publisher 2003. I did convert a Word Document. However, I stripped all
formatting from that document and tried entering new data into 2003 as well.