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Q197470: WD97: Fonts Not Displayed with True WYSIWYG

Article: Q197470
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft Word cannot display all aspects of true WYSIWYG ("what you see is what
you get") all the time, because the screen resolution is much lower than the
printer resolution. Words may appear compressed in certain views due to the
difference in resolution.

NOTE: This is a display problem only. The text is printed correctly.

CAUSE
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The positions of words on the page and line lengths are exactly preserved in
Word.

In addition, Word performs smooth letter spacing rather than strictly positioning
every character according to its exact position on the printer.

Additional query words: scrunched truncated truncate garbled fixed width preportional proportional

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Keywords          : word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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