Numbers will not open it On 20 Dec 2013, at 5:54 pm, Merv Bond <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have you tried opening the document in Numbers? > Merv > > On 20/12/13 3:41 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: >> Thanks for the comments, Peter. >> Let me emphasise the problem again. >> 1. The document basically a table (Word .doc from 93 PC version) opens >> and displays correctly in my MS Office 2011, Word 14.3.9 >> 2. When I print, on any of three printers, a few values, which are >> calculated within Word are incorrect, some are unaffected. Non >> calculated values are fine. >> 3. When I save as PDF from the print dialog corruption occurs as in >> printing >> 4. If I open the document in Acrobat 11, the same corruption occurs >> 5. Text Edit can not open the document sensibly >> 6. Preview opens and prints correctly, though the setting out is >> disturbed >> 7. If I save from Word as .rtf, then open and print from Text Edit, >> the numbers are fine but once again the setting out is disturbed. >> >> All in all, most annoying! >> >> Severin Crisp >> >> On 20 Dec 2013, at 7:40 am, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 19 Dec 2013, at 3:47 pm, Severin Crisp <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> I regularly receive a report in Word.doc format from someone with a >>>> PC and Word 2003. The document is in fact a table and has some >>>> calculations embedded in it. It displays correctly on screen but >>>> some, not all, of the calculated cells have incorrect values in them >>>> when printed. The same thing happens when I save as PDF so I suspect >>>> a postscript mismatch is the culprit. Though it looks awful it saves >>>> as .rtf correctly. I have latest MS Office and it gets it wrong if I >>>> save as a .docx. >>>> Most annoying, comments please! >>> >>> A few ideas: >>> >>> 1. What happens if you open the file in something else that will read >>> .doc files, eg, TextEdit or Open Office or any of its clones >>> (NeoOffice, etc - assuming have any of the latter)? >>> >>> 2. Do you know the syntax of the calculations? Could you re-enter them >>> into your onscreen document? A bit of a nuisance but it might work. >>> >>> 3. I'm also wondering if there isn't some reliance on a macro set up >>> which isn't available to you >>> >>> Sorry I can't of more help. It does seem likely that there may be some >>> internal structural problems with the file. >>> >>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>> Perth, Western Australia >>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> ____________________________________________________ >> >> * Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys* >> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia >> ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >> mail to: [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> ____________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> > > -- > The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden > confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of > Man') > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ____________________________________________________ Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: [email protected] ____________________________________________________
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