I have a book manuscript that has been sitting on my hard disk for two decades. It is set in A5 format but text on alternative pages, to assist printing. Can someone tell me how to convert it to an ordinary A4 or A5 page? It is in WORD 1997, still a fine program.

It is in .doc format having been created using Word 97.
Your profile says Word 2007 (never a fine program, in my opinion).
Which are you using?

How did the text get on alternate pages?
Could you perhaps share about ten pages here so we can actually look at what was done?

• Attach a Sample File Demonstrating the Problem - Here's How
• Word Doesn't Know What a Page Is by Daiya Mitchell, MVP
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Thanks a lot for your response. Did I say WORD 2007? It must have been WORD 1997. A sample chapter can be found here:

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There is a sad story behind this non-publication. McGranaghan is now long dead.

Try attaching the file here rather than sending helpers to another site.
Attach a Sample File Demonstrating the Problem - Here's How


Your profile in the forum says 2007.

File attached, I think. Can you help with this? Thanks.

Can't see the attachment.

Attached Files

noble-cause-corruption-chapter-5.doc (91.0 KB, 3 views)

Your attached document is set on A4 landscape paper with a half-page sized gutter, causing the view to appear as alternate left/right pages. There are no section breaks so no problem in manipulating it to any page setup you like.

From your question, I assume you need some guidance on what the Page Setup dialog does. Maybe you could start with the info on this page and then come back to ask specific questions if you can't figure something out. Although this is for more modern versions of Word, the dialog really hasn't changed since Word 97 so once you find how to get to the Page Setup dialog (from memory View>Page Setup), it is basically the same.
Page Setup in Word- Tutorial - TeachUcomp, Inc.

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Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

Thanks for the offer but I've decided to do this manually. I have WORD 2007. I have just copied and pasted one file, and it turned out all right. This has been sitting on my hard disk for over two decades, so a few months more won't make any difference.