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Table Format for Caution or Warning Notes
What is the best way to add special notes (e.g., caution, warning) to a Word
template? Create a table format and save it as Autotext? My client uses a vertical format (where CAUTION or WARNING appears in a box above the note, not off to the left). Is there a way to ensure consistent spacing above and below the notes? I couldn't find a way to designate space above and below a table. I want more spacing before and after notes than what appears between body text paragraphs. I could adjust the cell margins in the note table, but because I have a border around the CAUTION or WARNING cell, I'd have to create a dummy row above (to create the space I want), and I'm afraid that may be confusing to the users of the template. Any suggestions would be appreciated! |
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Table Format for Caution or Warning Notes
Yes, Autotext is the way to go. The actual format depends on the layout,
which is a little hard to visualise from your description. A table with one column and three rows could work (heading, space, text); or a brace of textboxes. Table is probably easier because you can fix the height of the first two rows, and let the third row expand according to the quantity of text. As a matter of interest, are you confident that your readers and writers understand the difference? I did some documents a while ago that used them obsessively until someone checked and found that hardly anyone knew. "RKL" wrote in message ... What is the best way to add special notes (e.g., caution, warning) to a Word template? Create a table format and save it as Autotext? My client uses a vertical format (where CAUTION or WARNING appears in a box above the note, not off to the left). Is there a way to ensure consistent spacing above and below the notes? I couldn't find a way to designate space above and below a table. I want more spacing before and after notes than what appears between body text paragraphs. I could adjust the cell margins in the note table, but because I have a border around the CAUTION or WARNING cell, I'd have to create a dummy row above (to create the space I want), and I'm afraid that may be confusing to the users of the template. Any suggestions would be appreciated! |
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Table Format for Caution or Warning Notes
I'm wondering why a table is required. Why not just have a heading (CAUTION
or WARNING) with a border, then another paragraph below, with styles defined for each. Easy to add the desired Space Before/After to both styles, and the second style can be the "Style for following paragraph" for the first. -- 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. "RKL" wrote in message ... What is the best way to add special notes (e.g., caution, warning) to a Word template? Create a table format and save it as Autotext? My client uses a vertical format (where CAUTION or WARNING appears in a box above the note, not off to the left). Is there a way to ensure consistent spacing above and below the notes? I couldn't find a way to designate space above and below a table. I want more spacing before and after notes than what appears between body text paragraphs. I could adjust the cell margins in the note table, but because I have a border around the CAUTION or WARNING cell, I'd have to create a dummy row above (to create the space I want), and I'm afraid that may be confusing to the users of the template. Any suggestions would be appreciated! |
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