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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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> I have a document that only covers three pages and does not have any complex
> tables or pictures but for some reason ever time I send it to someone the
> formatting is messed up. I've fixed the document several times and had
> others fix it on their PC's and send it back to me, it always looks great on
> my PC but is messed up on anyone else's. We are all using WORD 2000, any
> ideas?