Word 2003/XP

If I want to start text approx 2.5 inches from the top of my page - how do I
decipher the measurement in inches? I looked in "help" and it said to use
points - I don't know how to use points.

Thank you.

72 points = 1 inch. But I would not use an ADVANCE field to do this.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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"Nellie" wrote in message
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Word 2003/XP

If I want to start text approx 2.5 inches from the top of my page - how do
I
decipher the measurement in inches? I looked in "help" and it said to use
points - I don't know how to use points.

Thank you.

And the reason you are not setting a top margin or using a header is?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Nellie" wrote in message
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Word 2003/XP

If I want to start text approx 2.5 inches from the top of my page - how do
I
decipher the measurement in inches? I looked in "help" and it said to use
points - I don't know how to use points.

Thank you.

Thank you for the unit of measurement Suzanne.

Charles - I am trying to become familiar with using fields that I see
mentioned often in these threads.


"Charles Kenyon" wrote in message
...
And the reason you are not setting a top margin or using a header is?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Nellie" wrote in message
...
Word 2003/XP

If I want to start text approx 2.5 inches from the top of my page - how
do
I
decipher the measurement in inches? I looked in "help" and it said to
use
points - I don't know how to use points.

Thank you.

While the Advance field can be useful. There are far better tools to
accomplish what you want to do.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Nellie" wrote in message
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Thank you for the unit of measurement Suzanne.

Charles - I am trying to become familiar with using fields that I see
mentioned often in these threads.


"Charles Kenyon" wrote in message
...
And the reason you are not setting a top margin or using a header is?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Nellie" wrote in message
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Word 2003/XP

If I want to start text approx 2.5 inches from the top of my page - how
do
I
decipher the measurement in inches? I looked in "help" and it said to
use
points - I don't know how to use points.

Thank you.