Page Setup - Settings you chose ... too large

I use Word 2003 and keep getting the following error message when exiting
Page Setup. "Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column
spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some
sections." My document is 132 pages long. Is there something I can do that
will simplify the process of determining which settings are the ones that
need to be changed?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Bob

Suzanne
Fri May 16 05:30:32 PDT 2008

That message is usually misleading. If instead you go to Format | Columns
and click on the preset picture for One, you'll find it will solve the
problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Bob S" <BobS@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I use Word 2003 and keep getting the following error message when exiting
>Page Setup. "Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column
>spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some
>sections." My document is 132 pages long. Is there something I can do
>that will simplify the process of determining which settings are the ones
>that need to be changed?
> Thanks in advance for the help.
> Bob
>
>
>

Bob
Fri May 16 08:32:35 PDT 2008

Thank you Suzanne. This did indeed solve the problem. However, if I turn
on the Header/Footer toolbar and click Page Setup and then click OK, I get
the same message. Hense, I cannot change a setting in this dialog, such as
unchecking Different Odd and Even. Can you help me with that?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> That message is usually misleading. If instead you go to Format | Columns
> and click on the preset picture for One, you'll find it will solve the
> problem.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "Bob S" <BobS@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:uvhEVAxtIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I use Word 2003 and keep getting the following error message when exiting
>>Page Setup. "Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column
>>spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some
>>sections." My document is 132 pages long. Is there something I can do
>>that will simplify the process of determining which settings are the ones
>>that need to be changed?
>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Bob
Fri May 16 08:42:53 PDT 2008

Oops, sorry for the false alarm. That problem got solved too along the way.
Thanks for your help.

"Bob S" <BobS@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you Suzanne. This did indeed solve the problem. However, if I turn
> on the Header/Footer toolbar and click Page Setup and then click OK, I get
> the same message. Hense, I cannot change a setting in this dialog, such
> as unchecking Different Odd and Even. Can you help me with that?
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23DdymG1tIHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> That message is usually misleading. If instead you go to Format | Columns
>> and click on the preset picture for One, you'll find it will solve the
>> problem.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "Bob S" <BobS@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:uvhEVAxtIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>I use Word 2003 and keep getting the following error message when exiting
>>>Page Setup. "Settings you chose for the left and right margins, column
>>>spacing, or paragraph indents are too large for the page width in some
>>>sections." My document is 132 pages long. Is there something I can do
>>>that will simplify the process of determining which settings are the ones
>>>that need to be changed?
>>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>