See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

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"SmithDave" wrote in message
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Nope, sorry. It's not Track Changes.

I'm using Word 2003 11.5604.5606. This happens when I open a new document.
Untouched. No content.

I am familiar with how Track Changes shows balloons on the right side. I
know I can get rid of all by accepting all changes. Track Changes is off.

In Tools Options I can set Track Changes to "never" and the margin is
still 4.5 cm.

BTW, I work around this issue by opening an old Word file, one that
displays
correct margins in both Page Setup and onscreen. I just want to know
what's
up with a new document. Any suggestions?

Dave Smith

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If this is Word 2002 or 2003, the "funky setting" is Track Changes. When
you're tracking changes, Word expands the virtual page to allow for the
"balloons." If you print the page it will be either shrunk to fit on
portrait or rotated to landscape depending on your settings on the Track
Changes tab of Tools | Options.

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"SmithDave" wrote in message
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Question 1: Is this normal behaviour?
1. Page Setup shows Right Margin 2 cm
2. Actual page shows Right Margin 4.5 cm
3. Can't change Right Margin
Question 2: Why is the Right Margin so big?
Question 3: How do I change the actual page so that it displays a
Right
Margin 2 cm?

Basic_Formatting.htm tells me to change the Right Margin by using Page
Setup
and the Margin tab. But when I go there and try to change it, I get
the
error
message "Increasing right margin causes last column to become too
narrow..."
Question 4: Have I got some kind of funky setting that causes this 2
cm
margin to appear as 4.5 cm?

Best Regards,
D.Smith


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't asked
it.
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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"SmithDave" wrote in message
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When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page margins
in
Page
Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the page the margin
ruler
shows
margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5 cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not move.
When I
try to change right margin in Page Setup, the error message I get
is
"Increasing right margin causes last column to become too narrow
in
some
sections having unevenly spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is
set to
"Normal"