WD2002: Rotated Text in a Table May Not Print Rotated As Expected (331899)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2002
This article was previously published under Q331899

SYMPTOMS

When you print a document that contains a table with rotated text, some of the text that is rotated may not print as rotated text as you expect.

For example, the text may be rotated with the characters printed horizontally, next to each other.

Note This problem does not occur when you use the Print Preview feature to view the document.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you use the Columns feature in Word to divide the table that contains rotated text in two or more columns.

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

Hotfix Information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Office XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Size       File name     
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   25-Oct-2002  08:07  5,728,836  Winword.msp        (Client Update)
   25-Oct-2002  08:28  5,639,208  Winword_admin.msp  (Admin Update)
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later: 
   Date         Time   Version      Size        File name     
   --------------------------------------------------------
   24-Oct-2002  18:44  10.0.4622.0  10,598,984  Winword.exe
This fix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

325671 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2

Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

330537 OFFXP: Office XP Updates and Patches Released After September 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbofficexppresp3fix kbbug kbfix KB331899
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