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Align to baseliine...
Can one align text to a baseline in Word 2003. Especially useful in
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Exactly what are you trying to do?
-- 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. "Cary" wrote in message ... Can one align text to a baseline in Word 2003. Especially useful in columns setup. |
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It's primarily a cosmetic thing.
Prior to rediscovering Word, I have been using page publishing programs to produce my 2 to 3-page "epics". A lot of what I do is the text cut-and-paste variety; certainly doable in page publishing programs but hard to "automate". Word 2003 seems to do most of what I want. Aligning text baselines in 3-column presentations is doable in some page design programs and produces an aesthetically pleasing result. I'm almost there with Word, but the text baselines between columns don't align and the result is, well, less professional looking. Not really a big deal in the scheme of things, but if it can be done, I'd like to know how to do it in Word. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Exactly what are you trying to do? |
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If line spacing and font size are consistent, then text across columns
should align. In general, all text (of any size) in a given paragraph aligns at the baseline, but aligning side-by-side paragraphs of different font sizes is difficult except in a table with vertical alignment set to Bottom. -- 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. "Cary" wrote in message ... It's primarily a cosmetic thing. Prior to rediscovering Word, I have been using page publishing programs to produce my 2 to 3-page "epics". A lot of what I do is the text cut-and-paste variety; certainly doable in page publishing programs but hard to "automate". Word 2003 seems to do most of what I want. Aligning text baselines in 3-column presentations is doable in some page design programs and produces an aesthetically pleasing result. I'm almost there with Word, but the text baselines between columns don't align and the result is, well, less professional looking. Not really a big deal in the scheme of things, but if it can be done, I'd like to know how to do it in Word. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Exactly what are you trying to do? |
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By way of one example, if you set/use line spacing to At least....
and then use different font point sizes for certain things within the paragraph... I usually recommend use of the Exactly option/choice for line spacing and also watch space before and after. Tom MSMVP Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... : If line spacing and font size are consistent, then text across columns : should align. In general, all text (of any size) in a given paragraph aligns : at the baseline, but aligning side-by-side paragraphs of different font : sizes is difficult except in a table with vertical alignment set to Bottom. : : -- : 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. : : "Cary" wrote in message : ... : It's primarily a cosmetic thing. : : Prior to rediscovering Word, I have been using page publishing programs : to produce my 2 to 3-page "epics". A lot of what I do is the text : cut-and-paste variety; certainly doable in page publishing programs but : hard to "automate". : : Word 2003 seems to do most of what I want. Aligning text baselines in : 3-column presentations is doable in some page design programs and : produces an aesthetically pleasing result. I'm almost there with Word, : but the text baselines between columns don't align and the result is, : well, less professional looking. : : Not really a big deal in the scheme of things, but if it can be done, : I'd like to know how to do it in Word. : : Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: : Exactly what are you trying to do? : : |
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I suspect that my replacing of hard returns after paragraphs with space
after formating may have thrown off the text in adjacent columns. By way of information, say I have 12-point text and a paragraph space after setting of 6-points, wouldn't this "lift" th text in an adjacent column by 6-points; hence causing my problem? Tom Ferguson wrote: By way of one example, if you set/use line spacing to At least.... and then use different font point sizes for certain things within the paragraph... I usually recommend use of the Exactly option/choice for line spacing and also watch space before and after. Tom MSMVP Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... : If line spacing and font size are consistent, then text across columns : should align. In general, all text (of any size) in a given paragraph aligns : at the baseline, but aligning side-by-side paragraphs of different font : sizes is difficult except in a table with vertical alignment set to Bottom. : : -- : 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. : : "Cary" wrote in message : ... : It's primarily a cosmetic thing. : : Prior to rediscovering Word, I have been using page publishing programs : to produce my 2 to 3-page "epics". A lot of what I do is the text : cut-and-paste variety; certainly doable in page publishing programs but : hard to "automate". : : Word 2003 seems to do most of what I want. Aligning text baselines in : 3-column presentations is doable in some page design programs and : produces an aesthetically pleasing result. I'm almost there with Word, : but the text baselines between columns don't align and the result is, : well, less professional looking. : : Not really a big deal in the scheme of things, but if it can be done, : I'd like to know how to do it in Word. : : Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: : Exactly what are you trying to do? : : |
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Another factor with Exactly line spacing is a Compatibility Options setting
that allows you to center or not center lines with Exact line height. -- 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. "Tom Ferguson" wrote in message ... By way of one example, if you set/use line spacing to At least.... and then use different font point sizes for certain things within the paragraph... I usually recommend use of the Exactly option/choice for line spacing and also watch space before and after. Tom MSMVP Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... : If line spacing and font size are consistent, then text across columns : should align. In general, all text (of any size) in a given paragraph aligns : at the baseline, but aligning side-by-side paragraphs of different font : sizes is difficult except in a table with vertical alignment set to Bottom. : : -- : 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. : : "Cary" wrote in message : ... : It's primarily a cosmetic thing. : : Prior to rediscovering Word, I have been using page publishing programs : to produce my 2 to 3-page "epics". A lot of what I do is the text : cut-and-paste variety; certainly doable in page publishing programs but : hard to "automate". : : Word 2003 seems to do most of what I want. Aligning text baselines in : 3-column presentations is doable in some page design programs and : produces an aesthetically pleasing result. I'm almost there with Word, : but the text baselines between columns don't align and the result is, : well, less professional looking. : : Not really a big deal in the scheme of things, but if it can be done, : I'd like to know how to do it in Word. : : Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: : Exactly what are you trying to do? : : |
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Align to baseliine...
No, the Space After has no effect on the baseline.
-- 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. "Cary" wrote in message ... I suspect that my replacing of hard returns after paragraphs with space after formating may have thrown off the text in adjacent columns. By way of information, say I have 12-point text and a paragraph space after setting of 6-points, wouldn't this "lift" th text in an adjacent column by 6-points; hence causing my problem? Tom Ferguson wrote: By way of one example, if you set/use line spacing to At least.... and then use different font point sizes for certain things within the paragraph... I usually recommend use of the Exactly option/choice for line spacing and also watch space before and after. Tom MSMVP Windows Shell/User "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... : If line spacing and font size are consistent, then text across columns : should align. In general, all text (of any size) in a given paragraph aligns : at the baseline, but aligning side-by-side paragraphs of different font : sizes is difficult except in a table with vertical alignment set to Bottom. : : -- : 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. : : "Cary" wrote in message : ... : It's primarily a cosmetic thing. : : Prior to rediscovering Word, I have been using page publishing programs : to produce my 2 to 3-page "epics". A lot of what I do is the text : cut-and-paste variety; certainly doable in page publishing programs but : hard to "automate". : : Word 2003 seems to do most of what I want. Aligning text baselines in : 3-column presentations is doable in some page design programs and : produces an aesthetically pleasing result. I'm almost there with Word, : but the text baselines between columns don't align and the result is, : well, less professional looking. : : Not really a big deal in the scheme of things, but if it can be done, : I'd like to know how to do it in Word. : : Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: : Exactly what are you trying to do? : : |
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