There have been several reports of “printing problems” in MS Word reported over the last couple of months. After much research and testing, I believe that I have been able to determine the probable cause of these problems and a potential fix.
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You should be aware that MS Word has several built-in features designed to “autocorrect” the text. This is because the program is designed for business users (for the most part), and often these corrections will not be appropriate for academic papers. However, you should realize that this feature is a problem. Here is a partial list of stupid “auto-corrections” that you might encounter:
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Here is an example of an attempt to plot parametric data in a scientifically meaningful way, using Microsoft Excel. This example describes an experience using the Office X version for Macintosh. The details may change with different versions, but the principle stays the same – the author must control the appearance of all aspects of the figure. We cannot count on programmers to have correctly guessed our intended use of the application.
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1. Launch Microsoft Word by clicking on the Start button in the Task Bar.
2. Click on Programs.
3. Choose Microsoft Word from the list of programs.
4. The Office Assistant Welcome appears the first time you start Microsoft Word.
Click Start Using Microsoft Word. The main screen of Microsoft Word will be displayed.
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