WD: Fonts Not Displayed with True WYSIWYG (106241)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q106241 SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Word cannot display all aspects of true WYSIWYG ("what you see is
what you get") all the time, because the screen resolution is much lower
than the printer resolution. Words may appear compressed in certain views
due to the difference in resolution.
NOTE: This is a display problem only. The text is printed correctly.
CAUSEWord 6.x and Later
Positions of words on the page and line lengths are exactly preserved in
Microsoft Word.
In addition, Word does smooth letter spacing rather than strictly
positioning every character according to its exact position on the printer.
Word 2.x
Word 2.x for Windows spaces the text appropriately, but line breaks and
word position are not accurately represented on the screen. In certain
views, text appears to flow outside of the right margin. This occurs
because Word 2.x prioritizes the character spacing over word position and
line length.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 23, "Printing,"
"Printing a Draft of a Document," "WYSIWYG in Word for Windows"
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB106241 |
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