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ElliottM
In one of my documents,the text is written vertically instead of
horizontally. How can I restore the normal orientation ?
horizontally. How can I restore the normal orientation ?
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Is the text in a text box, table, or frame?
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ElliottM
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Suzanne S. Barnhill said:Is the text in a text box, table, or frame?
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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ElliottM
Dear Suzanne:
No. The text is the entire document in Microsoft
Word. When I try to send it, each line appears alone as a vertical column of
symbols.
No. The text is the entire document in Microsoft
Word. When I try to send it, each line appears alone as a vertical column of
symbols.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Are you saying that the document appears normal until you try to print or
send? If so, that's a common printer bug. Or does the text appear in one
column from the outset?
send? If so, that's a common printer bug. Or does the text appear in one
column from the outset?
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ElliottM
Yes! It is normal until I try to print or send it.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
According to Office MVP Bob Buckland:
It's a bug that is apparently related to an interaction between Word
Add-ins (Redaction is one) and some printer drivers and Word temp files.
You can often undo it by using File=>Print and switching to another printer
then back, or close Word and recycle the files you find
using
Start=>Search
~$*.*;*.tmp
then restart Word.
It's a bug that is apparently related to an interaction between Word
Add-ins (Redaction is one) and some printer drivers and Word temp files.
You can often undo it by using File=>Print and switching to another printer
then back, or close Word and recycle the files you find
using
Start=>Search
~$*.*;*.tmp
then restart Word.
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ElliottM
Dear Suzanne:
Your two suggestions for overcoming the problem did
not work, but I'm not sure that I understood the second one about recycling
the files. How should I proceed with ~$*.*;*.tmp ? Thanks for your
patience!
Elliott Mendelson
Your two suggestions for overcoming the problem did
not work, but I'm not sure that I understood the second one about recycling
the files. How should I proceed with ~$*.*;*.tmp ? Thanks for your
patience!
Elliott Mendelson
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
They're not my suggestions but Bob's. Search for ~$*.* and delete every file
you find; repeat for *.tmp.
you find; repeat for *.tmp.
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ElliottM
Dear Ms. Barnhill:
Quite a few files came up as a result of the *.tmp search.
Is it safe to delete all of them ? I'm sorry to raise such a
question, but I am a complete duffer about such things.
Sincerely yours,
Elliott Mendelson
Quite a few files came up as a result of the *.tmp search.
Is it safe to delete all of them ? I'm sorry to raise such a
question, but I am a complete duffer about such things.
Sincerely yours,
Elliott Mendelson
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
The conventional wisdom is that any file that has a .tmp extension is
intended to be a temporary file; only if Windows won't let you delete it
should you have second thoughts. Or, if you are nervous about deleting *all*
of them, you could delete just those that are in the My Documents folder (or
wherever you store Word documents).
intended to be a temporary file; only if Windows won't let you delete it
should you have second thoughts. Or, if you are nervous about deleting *all*
of them, you could delete just those that are in the My Documents folder (or
wherever you store Word documents).
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ElliottM
Dear Ms. Barnhill:
Perhaps I should make the problem more definite.
It occurs with respect to only one document. The others are fine. (The
document is part of a manuscript for a new edition of a book.) With the bad
document, when I try to print it or when I send it as an e-mail and try to
print it, what appears on each of the resulting pages is a single column of
symbols. These symbols are the symbols that occur in the document, in the
same order as their appearance in the document.
I suspected at first that the problem might stem from incorrect placement of
the margin tab(s), but I can't see anything wrong.
I haven't deleted all the *.tmp occurrences yet. There were no ~$*.*
occurrences.
Thanks for your advice and patience.
Elliott Mendelson
Perhaps I should make the problem more definite.
It occurs with respect to only one document. The others are fine. (The
document is part of a manuscript for a new edition of a book.) With the bad
document, when I try to print it or when I send it as an e-mail and try to
print it, what appears on each of the resulting pages is a single column of
symbols. These symbols are the symbols that occur in the document, in the
same order as their appearance in the document.
I suspected at first that the problem might stem from incorrect placement of
the margin tab(s), but I can't see anything wrong.
I haven't deleted all the *.tmp occurrences yet. There were no ~$*.*
occurrences.
Thanks for your advice and patience.
Elliott Mendelson
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
I have not experienced this phenomenon, so I can't really help beyond
quoting the solution that has been determined to be generally effective.
quoting the solution that has been determined to be generally effective.
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ElliottM
Dear Ms. Barnhill:
The problem seemed to involve margin settings,
although I don't know why or how. In any case, everything is OK now, and I
want to thank you for your help.
Sincerely yours,
Elliott Mendelson
The problem seemed to involve margin settings,
although I don't know why or how. In any case, everything is OK now, and I
want to thank you for your help.
Sincerely yours,
Elliott Mendelson