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I just updated Windows. No effect.
Left and right margins not aligned to the displayed text
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Anonymous
The left and right margins/indents are correctly displayed. I expect that the text should get aligned to these. But, it is shifted towards right.
The file uses "mirror margin." The text on alternate pages are aligned correctly.
Actually, the horizontal ruler is fixed at its place. It should move left and right on alternate pages. This is not happening. Which setting is incorrect?
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Anonymous
2023-10-08T19:01:48+00:00 -
Anonymous
2023-10-08T18:53:56+00:00 But, there was no such problem till some time back.
Is there some update available for word 2016?
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Stefan Blom 353.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2023-10-08T18:49:16+00:00 Indeed, but it doesn't under the circumstances I listed in my previous reply.
That is why it is fair to refer to the behavior as a bug.
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Anonymous
2023-10-08T18:42:26+00:00 When the cursor reaches the "text here" page," the ruler is expected to shift correctly.
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Stefan Blom 353.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2023-10-08T18:26:55+00:00 This is not a new issue. It occurs on the very first page of a section (which means the very first page of the document or the first page following a section break) when "Mirror margins" is enabled. The screen shot below is from Word 2021. The text paragraph shown in the image contains the insertion point. Notice the mismatch between the text position and the margin indicator on the ruler. It would be fair to characterize this behavior as a bug.