I have a 304 page .docx document in Word 2007 on a Vista-run PC. The document itself is fine, but when I copy it to my laptop which runs on Windows 7 the format changes with the result that the document shrinks to 285 pages. Also, some of the text overflows onto the next line. The result is that I can only edit the document on Vista whereas I would like to edit the document on both machines. Does anyone know what might be causing this problem?
Transferring Word 2007 document between Vista and Windows 7
- 18 Sep 2012 #1My System Specs
Transferring Word 2007 document between Vista and Windows 7
- 19 Sep 2012 #2
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My System SpecsRe: Transferring Word 2007 document between Vista and Windows 7
Hello SydneyHarbour and welcome to the forums
What version of MS Office are you using on the Windows 7 based PC?
On the Windows 7 laptop, try selecting all of the text and clicking Normal in the styles bar:
Tom
- 19 Sep 2012 #3My System Specs
Re: Transferring Word 2007 document between Vista and Windows 7
Also, do you have the exact same MS Office version on both systems? Be sure to check that the font you're using on your Vista PC is also on the W7 PC. If not, Word looks for an "approximate" font and this may be throwing off the formatting. It could also be the simpler issue that Tom pointed out, that the default font size is smaller on W7, therefore it shrinks the document.
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