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know how to change paragraph from lines to pts
i am wanting to know under the format, paragraph and in the dialog box
indents and spacing how to change the spacing from lines to points. i am using 2003 |
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know how to change paragraph from lines to pts
In the Format | Paragraph dialog box the Indent is set to whatever
measurement you are using on the ruler. This is set in the Tools | Options | General Tab at the bottom of the dialog box set the measurement unit to points if this is your desired measurement. The Spacing is measured in points. However you can type the figure followed by the measurement you wish and Word will convert it. Hope this helps. -- Rae Drysdale "rkylrdog" wrote: i am wanting to know under the format, paragraph and in the dialog box indents and spacing how to change the spacing from lines to points. i am using 2003 |
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If you want to enter a value, you can enter it in any of the units
that Word recognizes -- just include the appropriate abbreviation. For example, you can enter 1.5 li (lines), 18 pt (points), 0.5 in (inches), 1.3 cm (centimeters), and probably a few others. If you're trying to match a particular number of lines to a number of points, that depends on the font and size of the text in the paragraph. Each font has information about how far apart the baselines of the text should be for each size. Usually Word sets the baseline separation at 120% of the nominal point size -- that is, 10 point type is set 12 points apart (a typographer would say that there is 2 point "leading", or that the text is set "10 on 12"). You can print a sample and measure the line spacing. The conversion factor is 72 points = 1 inch. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 14:01:02 -0700, rkylrdog wrote: i am wanting to know under the format, paragraph and in the dialog box indents and spacing how to change the spacing from lines to points. i am using 2003 |
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