Viewed in Word for PC will use less white space than documents viewed in Word for Mac. This means that any Word documents that I open on my Mac will be slightly longer than those same documents on Word for PC (same number of words, but using more white space in the document - even if the text is exactly the same). I’ve also tried using different versions of Word on different PCs. was the same for that particular document on both machines. (And, of course, I made sure the margins, alignment, font type and size, etc. When I opened those documents (created on the Mac) on the Dell machine, I found that those documents that I created on the Mac were indeed different: fewer words and lines can fit on a page when created or viewed using Word for Mac than a document created So here goes: Soon after buying the Mac, as I started creating Word documents on it, I noticed that the document, no matter the font (size or type) or the margin or the alignment, looked different somehow from documents when viewed using Word for PC. I only want to make sure I give an accurate description of a problem that has affected me professionally. otf and Microsoft, depending on the document, but mostly I use Timesīefore I explain the problem, I'll ask you to forgive me if this comes off as long-winded.
On both machines I use a number of different fonts. At work I use a Dell laptop with Word 2013 on it. I have a MacBook Pro for my personal use, and I use Word 2016 (v.