Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
|
|||
|
|||
How do I change the characters per line in MS Word?
I am trying to change the characters per line in MS Word 2003. When I type
this in Help, I get changing for East Asian text. I tried following those instructions, but I am not able to find the "Document Grid" listed in Help (perhaps it's not suppose to be there). Anyone? |
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
|
|||
|
|||
How do I change the characters per line in MS Word?
Because Word mostly works with proportional fonts -- where letters have
different widths -- there is no fixed number of characters per line. Instead, Word works with the page margins and the paragraph indents to determine the width of the text area, and whatever you type goes onto the line until it fills up. Depending on the specific characters you type, the font, the font size and spacing, etc., that could be a different number of characters on each line of the entire document. If you set the font to a nonproportional font -- the most common are Courier New, Lucida Sans Typewriter, and Lucida Console -- then you'll know that each line has the same maximum number of characters. That number will depend only on the width of the text column and the size of the font. For example, 10 pt Courier New with the default character spacing sets 12 characters per inch, so a 6-inch text column contains 72 characters (or less if the line word-wraps before it reaches the margin). The document grid is available only for East Asian text; ignore the mention in the Help. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. philene wrote: I am trying to change the characters per line in MS Word 2003. When I type this in Help, I get changing for East Asian text. I tried following those instructions, but I am not able to find the "Document Grid" listed in Help (perhaps it's not suppose to be there). Anyone? |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Word should catalog misspelled words to study. | Microsoft Word Help | |||
double window envelope | Page Layout | |||
How to put graphics on envelopes? | Microsoft Word Help | |||
Change paper size; Word changes to invalid margins | New Users | |||
How do I set right and left alignment on the same line in Word? | Page Layout |