Line Spacing Before Causes Clipped Text in Column

ID: Q94266

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In page layout view, if a document is formatted for two or more newspaper- style columns and a new paragraph that is formatted for .3 to .9 line spacing before begins at the top of the second or succeeding page of columnar text, the first line of all columns (except the first column) appear clipped. However, the text is printed correctly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," pages 187, 348-350, 444

KBCategory: kbusage kbdisplay KBSubcategory: kbformat

Additional query words: chopped missing gone cut off winword2 word6 winword snaking 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c 6.0 winword2 2.0 2.0a 2.0a- CD 2.0b 2.0c 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 6.0a

Keywords          : kbformat 
Version           : 2.x 6.x 7.0 7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998