wpd documents all scrambled

For the last two weeks, documents that I was previously able to open appear
all scrambled. Looking at the codes, there is a soft return after nearly
each letter so that a 2 page document is nearly 9000 pages long. It doesn't
happen to all documents - these were written with WP 12 - but I was able to
open them 2 weeks ago and can still open them on another PC with WP11. I'm
on XP pro SP2. The document in question are landscape letter, but divided
into 3 columns. It seems like it must be some setting that is off. The only
change I made recently was add a new Ricoh laser printer. I tried switching
default printer drivers so something that worked beore, but no luck. I also 
tried a repair as well as an uninstall and clean and reinstall.
Any insights appreciated!
TIA
Michael

Michael,

I have seen this happen once with a specific font that does not seem to 
work with WP11 (I don't recall which one). So my question: What happens 
if you change the font in these documents?

Wolfgang


On 12.11.2007 02:48,  MK wrote:

> For the last two weeks, documents that I was previously able to open
appear
> all scrambled. Looking at the codes, there is a soft return after nearly
> each letter so that a 2 page document is nearly 9000 pages long. It
doesn't
> happen to all documents - these were written with WP 12 - but I was able
to
> open them 2 weeks ago and can still open them on another PC with WP11. I'm
> on XP pro SP2. The document in question are landscape letter, but divided
> into 3 columns. It seems like it must be some setting that is off. The
only
> change I made recently was add a new Ricoh laser printer. I tried
switching
> default printer drivers so something that worked beore, but no luck. I also

> tried a repair as well as an uninstall and clean and reinstall.
> Any insights appreciated!
> TIA
> Michael
> 
> 
> 
> 

You were right. A font by Bayer that was installed with a Agfa font manager 
that came with the printer was the culprit. It was called Univers. When I 
removed it, WP used Arial instead and it all worked out. I wish programmes 
would always tell you when they install fonts. The font file just becomes so 
crowded!
Thanks
Michael
"Wolfgang Deiminger" <pwdcmfGLUMP@web.de> wrote in message 
news:4737f831_2@cnews...
>
> Michael,
>
> I have seen this happen once with a specific font that does not seem to 
> work with WP11 (I don't recall which one). So my question: What happens if

> you change the font in these documents?
>
> Wolfgang
>
>
> On 12.11.2007 02:48,  MK wrote:
>
>> For the last two weeks, documents that I was previously able to open 
>> appear
>> all scrambled. Looking at the codes, there is a soft return after
nearly
>> each letter so that a 2 page document is nearly 9000 pages long. It 
>> doesn't
>> happen to all documents - these were written with WP 12 - but I was
able 
>> to
>> open them 2 weeks ago and can still open them on another PC with WP11.

>> I'm
>> on XP pro SP2. The document in question are landscape letter, but
divided
>> into 3 columns. It seems like it must be some setting that is off. The

>> only
>> change I made recently was add a new Ricoh laser printer. I tried 
>> switching
>> default printer drivers so something that worked beore, but no luck. I

>> also tried a repair as well as an uninstall and clean and reinstall.
>> Any insights appreciated!
>> TIA
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>>
> 

Michael,

Glad it helped. I have the Univers font too, but in the version supplied 
with HP printers. This works OK with WP.

Wolfgang


On 12.11.2007 14:33,  MK wrote:

> You were right. A font by Bayer that was installed with a Agfa font manager

> that came with the printer was the culprit. It was called Univers. When I 
> removed it, WP used Arial instead and it all worked out. I wish programmes

> would always tell you when they install fonts. The font file just becomes
so 
> crowded!
> Thanks
> Michael

>