WD98: Document Pagination Different After Upgrade to OS 8.5

ID: q194379

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Word document that was created in a version of the Mac OS earlier than 8.5, the document may not be paginated the way you expect. That is, text may appear on a page that is different from the page it was on when you originally created the document.

CAUSE

This problem will occur if you used any of the following fonts in your document: Times, Helvetica, Symbol, or Courier.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, obtain the Office 98 Update for Mac OS 8.5. For more information about the Office 98 Update for Mac OS 8.5, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID:
   TITLE : OFF98: How to Obtain and Install Office 98 Update for Mac OS 8.5

To temporarily work around this problem, use different TrueType or PostScript fonts.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition. This problem has been corrected in the Office 98 Update for Mac OS 8.5.

Additional query words: operating system

Keywords          : kbdta macword98 kblayout 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999