Word page width changed from template

Question

I started a document in a client's template, and then had to copy it over to a new, different template. The problem is that half way through the document, the page size changed, and every other page shifted to half outside of the 'page' area (i.e. off the white page border). I have tried manually adjusting the text markers on the page ruler, but this then shifts the text on the adjacent page and I cannot get all the text to align correctly as normal? The 'off' pages have become very narrow also.

I would like to set the alignment to be consistent across all pages, but do have some pages as portrait and some as landscape. 

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

I assume you are talking about the margin width rather than the paper size. You should be able to set margins for the entire document by selecting "Whole document" on the Margins tab of Page Setup. Occasionally, if a document contains section breaks and especially if some of the sections have multiple columns (and apparently always if it is "Book fold" and has more than one section), you won't be able to select this without deleting the section breaks (or temporarily disabling "Book fold"), but you can certainly set the same margins for each section individually.

If the problem is switching from portrait to landscape, then the issue may be "column" width rather than page width. Sometimes text doesn't reflow to a new page width because the column width is set to a specific amount. To correct this, open the Columns dialog and click on the preset picture for One (even if the number of columns is already set to 1). This will check the "Equal column width" box, allowing the text to reflow to match the margin width.

Answer 2

Thanks Suzanne - with a combination of adjusting margins, page layouts, columns and sections I seem to have repaired it! Thank you so much for your help.

Answer 3

Thanks Doug, that is very generous, but unfortunately the document is confidential and I am unable to share it. I appreciate it may be difficult to understand from my description, but is there a way to format the page width across the whole document?

Answer 4

If you send me the document, I will take a look at the issue.