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How do you write in poem form?
I am trying to copy my handwritten poems onto Word and it does not come out
looking like a poem. It looks more like a letter instead. Please help me. Thank You Very Much Gretchen Garrow |
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How do you write in poem form?
Gretchen wrote:
I am trying to copy my handwritten poems onto Word and it does not come out looking like a poem. It looks more like a letter instead. Please help me. Thank You Very Much Gretchen Garrow Would you like to see how mine come out? I just type them and space them like a poem. Bernard |
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How do you write in poem form?
Unlike the usual problem., when people unnecessarily use the ENTER key at
the end of each line, instead of letting Word do the wraparound, you DO need the ENTER key after each (deliberate) line in poetry. "Bernard W Joseph" k8lix.at.arrl.net wrote in message . .. Gretchen wrote: I am trying to copy my handwritten poems onto Word and it does not come out looking like a poem. It looks more like a letter instead. Please help me. Thank You Very Much Gretchen Garrow Would you like to see how mine come out? I just type them and space them like a poem. Bernard |
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How do you write in poem form?
In this group Gretchen wrote in message
I am trying to copy my handwritten poems onto Word and it does not come out looking like a poem. It looks more like a letter instead. Please help me. Always hit 'Enter' after each line, and, if you have indented lines, unbreaking space (Ctrl+Shift+Enter) may be preferable to using the space bar. Also always work in Page Layout View. |
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How do you write in poem form?
Here's how I do it, assuming that each line of the poem is left-aligned
(that is, alternate lines are not indented): 1. Type the entire poem, pressing Shift+Enter (line break) at the end of each line and Enter (paragraph break) at the end of each stanza. 2. Select the entire poem and apply some Spacing After (Format | Paragraph) so that the stanzas are separated. 3. Drag the left indent marker on the ruler until the poem is visually centered (do not use Center alignment); this is tricky if some of the lines are very long, but make it so that the average line length looks centered. I generally define a Poetry style to handle these properties, but if I'm typing a lot of poems with lines of varying length, then I drag the indents as needed for each poem. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Gretchen" wrote in message ... I am trying to copy my handwritten poems onto Word and it does not come out looking like a poem. It looks more like a letter instead. Please help me. Thank You Very Much Gretchen Garrow |
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Answer: How do you write in poem form?
Hi Gretchen! I'd be happy to help you format your poems in Word so that they look like poems rather than letters. First, make sure that you have the correct page orientation. Poems are usually written in portrait orientation, so go to the "Page Layout" tab and click on "Orientation" to select "Portrait." Next, adjust the margins. Poems often have narrower margins than regular documents, so go to "Margins" and select "Narrow" or adjust them manually to your liking. Now, let's work on the line spacing. Poems often have different line spacing than regular documents. Go to "Line Spacing" and select "Multiple" and then adjust the number to your liking. You may also want to adjust the spacing before and after each paragraph to create more white space on the page. Finally, let's work on the alignment. Poems are often centered or aligned to the left. To center your poem, select all the text and click on the "Center" button in the "Paragraph" section. To align your poem to the left, click on the "Left Align" button. You may also want to play around with the font and font size to find one that suits your poem. I hope this helps you format your poems in Word!
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Answer: How do you write in poem form?
Hi Gretchen,
I'm happy to help you with formatting your poems in Microsoft Word! Here are some steps you can follow to make your poems look like poems:
I hope these tips help you format your poems in Microsoft Word!
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