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\n<blockquote><div class=”vibrantContent”><table width=”100%”><tbody><tr><td>Hi – hopefully is probably something simple to fix, but I’m at a loss.<p>I use word for everything, so it’s really irritating. <\/p><p>Earlier today, I opened a word file where the gray areas on each side of the white ‘page’ were missing. Now, each time I try to open a new word document, they are all like that. The old ones still look the same, but I can’t figure out how to make it go back to the way it was.<\/p><p>Screencaps in case I’m not being clear: <\/p><p>The way word should look: <a href=”http:\/\/i159.photobucket.com\/albums\/t135\/ladyphenyx\/properword.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>http:\/\/i159.photobucket.com\/albums\/…<\/a><\/p><p>The way word looks: <a href=”http:\/\/i159.photobucket.com\/albums\/t135\/ladyphenyx\/wrongword.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>http:\/\/i159.photobucket.com\/albums\/…<\/a><\/p><p>I have both in the ‘print’ view, which is my preferred layout.<\/p><p>Also, in the new layout, I have to scroll side-to-side to see the whole page.<\/p><p>I took another look, and the rulers at the top of the page are different (http:\/\/i159.photobucket.com\/albums\/t135\/ladyphenyx\/rulercompare.jpg) but I can’t get the incorrect one (on the left) to go back to as it was (the one on the right).<br>How do I make it go back to looking like the first screencap? (And please, no answers like “Use Open Office!” I have it, I just prefer word.)<\/p><p><br>EDIT: Well, I feel silly – but I think I fixed it. It looks like ‘zoom’ got messed with somehow – don’t ask me how, because I honestly don’t know – but I played with it and things are back to normal. That was a frustrating couple of hours. <\/p><p>Thanks to anyone who read this, and go ahead, have a chuckle at my expense – I probably deserve it.<br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/blockquote><br><img class=”in_sprites more” src=”\/web\/20201022040048im_\/https:\/\/www.computing.net\/img\/space.gif” style=”float: left; padding-right: 3px;” border=”0″ alt=””><div style=”float: left; width: 90%;”><b>See More: <a style=”color: #004488″ href=”\/web\/20201022040048\/https:\/\/www.computing.net\/cgi-bin\/AT-search.cgi?mode=concept&amp;sp=sp&amp;search=Word%20suddenly%20changed%20its%20format%2C%20how%20to%20fix&amp;forum=ALL&amp;filter_post=3651565″ onclick=”return xt_click(this,’C’,’2′,’Office::See_Similar_ns’,’N’);” rel=”nofollow”>Word suddenly changed its format, how to fix<\/a><\/b><\/div><div style=”clear: both;”><\/div>
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\n<\/div><div class=”scorepost”><\/div><div class=”clearfix”><\/div><\/div><div class=”postdownarrow”><\/div><blockquote><div class=”vibrantContent”><table width=”100%”><tbody><tr><td>”The way word <b>should<\/b> look”<p>Well, I would probably say that’s the <b>default<\/b>, but you can make it look however you like.<\/p><p>Use Open Office – sorry just couldn’t resist it LOL.<\/p><p>Glad you sorted it anyhow.<br><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/blockquote>
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