I forget the actual particulars, but it seems that in previous versions
Normal was actually combining two functions: the "normal" style and the
default style. In Word 2007, there's some underlying default style that is
more basic than Normal (and can be divorced from it). I forget exactly how
this plays out, but it has to do with the problems we saw in table styles
if
the font of Normal had been changed. It may be that I'm making this up and
that it's just the font that this affects, not the paragraph formatting.
I think you are referring to the fact that Word 2007 allows you to set the
document defaults (on the Set Defaults tab of the Manage Styles dialog box),
which is different from changing the Normal style. I'm not sure if that is
directly relevant for table styles, though.
FWIW, there is a thread on document defaults (in the .newusers group):
Manage Styles window query
http://groups.google.se/group/micros...91846ad2e7f6e/
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Microsoft Word MVP
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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I forget the actual particulars, but it seems that in previous versions
Normal was actually combining two functions: the "normal" style and the
default style. In Word 2007, there's some underlying default style that is
more basic than Normal (and can be divorced from it). I forget exactly how
this plays out, but it has to do with the problems we saw in table styles
if
the font of Normal had been changed. It may be that I'm making this up and
that it's just the font that this affects, not the paragraph formatting.
At least MS does provide the No Spacing style, which could be used in
place of Normal.
Although I'm not crazy about the spacing of the new Normal (which makes it
even more difficult to get an exact number of lines on a page), I like the
fact that it creates what, for many users, is a more attractive format
from
the get-go (the amount of space between paragraphs is perhaps enough to
wean
users from pressing Enter twice). But I confess I've been using Word 2007
only for (a) blogging, for which the default style works well, and (b)
writing letters to my daughter using an old (Word 2003) template with old
styles. So I haven't had much experience with the new styles.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"PamC via OfficeKB.com" u43222@uwe wrote in message
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Suzanne,
Sad to say, but as you probably know, the Word programmers have
abandoned
your very sensible advice by setting Normal in W2007 to 1.15 line
spacing
plus 10 points space after. I have been recommending to my corporate
clients
that they change W2007's Normal to single spacing and no space after for
the
reasons you give--I believe I got them from one of your answers some time
ago.
PamC
Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Also of interest may be
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...BodyStyles.htm
You are welcome.
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Regards
Mike
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