WD: Landscape Orientation Lost Converting To/From MacWord (153135)


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 NT 6.0
  • 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 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q153135

SYMPTOMS

When you convert a Word for the Macintosh version 5.x document to or from Word for Windows or Word for the Macintosh, the page orientation may revert to the Portrait setting.

CAUSE

Word for the Macintosh versions 5.x and 6.0 use the Macintosh system print engine, which determines page orientation.

The Word document retains Page Orientation information in a Macintosh print record. If the print record is missing or if a different printer on a different Macintosh computer generated it, landscape orientation reverts to portrait. See the "More Information" section later in this article for examples.

WORKAROUND

To set the orientation for the page, click Page Setup on the Layout menu, and then click the Landscape or the Portrait icon.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

 If you convert a   To this
 file from this     version of
 version of Word    Word         The page orientation is affected this way
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Word 5.x for the   Word 6.0     If the Word 5.x for Macintosh document is
 Macintosh          and later    created on the same Macintosh on which
                    for the      Word 6.0 is installed, and if the same
                    Macintosh    printer driver is currently active for
                                 both versions of Word, landscape
                                 orientation is retained when you open the
                                 5.x document in 6.0.

 Word 5.x for the   Word 6.0     If you have different printer driver
 Macintosh          and later    active for Word 5.x than you do for Word
                    for the      6.0, and you open the document in Word 6.0
                    Macintosh    for the Macintosh, landscape orientation
                                 may revert to portrait. This may occur
                                 because different Macintosh printer
                                 drivers may write print record information
                                 in different ways, and the information on
                                 orientation may or may not be available in
                                 a form that Word can recognize.

 Word 6.0 and       Word 5.x     If a Word 6.0 for the Macintosh document
 later for the      for the      is saved in Word 5.x for the Macintosh
 Macintosh          Macintosh    format, even if Word 6.0 and 5.x are
                                 installed on the same system with the same
                                 printer driver active, landscape
                                 orientation reverts to portrait.

 Word 5.x/6.0 for   Word 6.x     Landscape orientation is retained.
 the Macintosh      or 7.x for
                    Windows

 Word 6.x/7.x for   Word         Landscape orientation is lost because
 Windows or any     5.x/6.0 for  there is no Macintosh print record
 other PC program   the          associated with a document coming to the
                    Macintosh    Macintosh from a PC.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbconversion kbinterop kbprint KB153135
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