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Blank lines
I remember way back a word processor in which it was possible to insert a
code that would skip n lines - to save the tedious repetitive enter to get to the bottom of a page for example. I just wonder is there is a way of doing this in Word? I wouldn't be surprised if this is not possible! Regards. Bill Ridgeway |
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In Word you are *not* recommended to press ENTER multiple times to
"move down the page". To create spacing above (or below) paragraphs, you should specify the desired amount for Spacing Before (Spacing After) on the Indents and Spacing tab of the Paragraph dialog box (to open this dialog box, click Paragraph on the Format menu). For example, you can create a blank line above a paragraph by specifying 12 pt of Spacing Before. If you want to continue typing on the next page, you can: - Use the "Page break before" option (FormatParagraph, Line and Page Breaks tab). - Insert a section break. - Insert a page break. To get to the bottom of a page, there are several possibilities: - Insert a text box at the appropriate location, and type text inside it. - Use the footer area to enter your text. If you want to add text at various locations on a page, you can: - Insert one or more tables with the appropriate number of rows and columns. You can specify a fixed height and width to fill the page. - Insert text boxes. - Insert text frames. The best approach really depends on what you want to achieve. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Bill Ridgeway" wrote in message ... I remember way back a word processor in which it was possible to insert a code that would skip n lines - to save the tedious repetitive enter to get to the bottom of a page for example. I just wonder is there is a way of doing this in Word? I wouldn't be surprised if this is not possible! Regards. Bill Ridgeway |
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To add to Stefan's suggestions, you can insert an { ADVANCE \d }
field or an { ADVANCE \y } field. Bill Ridgeway wrote: I remember way back a word processor in which it was possible to insert a code that would skip n lines - to save the tedious repetitive enter to get to the bottom of a page for example. I just wonder is there is a way of doing this in Word? I wouldn't be surprised if this is not possible! Regards. Bill Ridgeway |
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To add to what Stefan and g-n-o have said, if you're looking to start a new
page, you can use Ctrl+Enter to insert a manual page break. As a general rule, however, manual page breaks should be avoided. You can usually accomplish this by using a combination of "Keep with next" and "Keep lines together" in the paragraphs you want to move to the next page, or "Page break before" in a specific paragraph. If a particular style should always start a new page, "Page break before" should be part of the style definition. -- 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. "Bill Ridgeway" wrote in message ... I remember way back a word processor in which it was possible to insert a code that would skip n lines - to save the tedious repetitive enter to get to the bottom of a page for example. I just wonder is there is a way of doing this in Word? I wouldn't be surprised if this is not possible! Regards. Bill Ridgeway |
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To add to what others have said, I would recommend that if you are going to
be using Word much at all, you should learn about styles. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm. They are at the heart of how Word formats things. -- 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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Bill Ridgeway" wrote in message ... I remember way back a word processor in which it was possible to insert a code that would skip n lines - to save the tedious repetitive enter to get to the bottom of a page for example. I just wonder is there is a way of doing this in Word? I wouldn't be surprised if this is not possible! Regards. Bill Ridgeway |
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