Word Document Format (line spacing, etc.) changes on its own.

[qweisberg]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) I have adjusted a document (resume) in order to fit on one page. When I send it to someone via email as an attachment, the format(spacing) changes so that it is on two pages. They may have another version of Word (PC rather than a Mac). How do I make sure the spacing stays the same?

 

[CyberTaz]

Believe it or not what version of Word is the least likely to be the cause
of the problem. The more likely issues are;

How you "adjusted" the document,
What fonts you've used relative to what the other user has, and
The difference between Printers/drivers on the separate systems.

If you want to be sure the recipient see it how you intended it to be seen
send a PDF, not a copy of your document. Especially if they have no need to
edit the file... Which should be the case with a resume.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[qweisberg]

Thank you.

And just to be sure, ".pdf" is the correct way to save a file as a PDF?

 

[CyberTaz]

Provided your installation of Office 2008 is fully updated you have several
ways you can go;

1- File> Save As - PDF
2- File> Print> PDF
3- Use a separate PDF generator if you have one.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac