[nnicko]

Hi! Is there any way to set a default paragraph spaciing in Word XP so I
don't have to it every time I create a Word document?

For example when I copy a document from the web into Word I then say Match
Destination Formating. In doing so it doesn't put a line of space between the
paragraphs. So I then have do Edit/Select All/Format/Paragraph/Spacing and I
set it 6 pt.

It would be nice if I could set a default paragraph space of 6 pt. so I
don't have to do it each and every time I work with a document in Word.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!!!
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nnicko

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nnicko

[Jay Freedman]

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:15:01 -0800, nnicko
wrote:

Hi! Is there any way to set a default paragraph spaciing in Word XP so I
don't have to it every time I create a Word document?

For example when I copy a document from the web into Word I then say Match
Destination Formating. In doing so it doesn't put a line of space between the
paragraphs. So I then have do Edit/Select All/Format/Paragraph/Spacing and I
set it 6 pt.

It would be nice if I could set a default paragraph space of 6 pt. so I
don't have to do it each and every time I work with a document in Word.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!!!
--
nnicko

One way is to modify the Normal style (or whatever style you prefer to use for
body text) in the Normal.dot template, as described at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm. Then
the "default formatting" will include the Space After.

Another way is to create a macro to paste the clipboard contents with
destination formatting in the same step and, if you don't want the default text
style to have 6 pt Space After, add it specifically to the pasted material. See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...cb55500671c8bc
to get started with this.

--
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.

[nnicko]

Thank you very much Jay!!!!
--
nnicko


"nnicko" wrote:

Hi! Is there any way to set a default paragraph spaciing in Word XP so I
don't have to it every time I create a Word document?

For example when I copy a document from the web into Word I then say Match
Destination Formating. In doing so it doesn't put a line of space between the
paragraphs. So I then have do Edit/Select All/Format/Paragraph/Spacing and I
set it 6 pt.

It would be nice if I could set a default paragraph space of 6 pt. so I
don't have to do it each and every time I work with a document in Word.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!!!
--
nnicko

--
nnicko

[nnicko]

Hello again Jay! Perhaps I'm just tired or computer illiterate but all I
could find at MVP was this:

When you change the default font, you change the font for the Normal style.
It is not advisable to make any other changes in the Normal style because so
many other styles are based on it. If you make Normal justified, for example,
or give it some Spacing Before or After, this change may ripple down to other
styles (see €œHow styles in Word cascade€�).

It says it's not advisable to make any changes to Normal style except font
so I'm still at a loss as to how to set a default paragraph space.

Once again, any help would be greatly appreciated!
--
nnicko


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:15:01 -0800, nnicko
wrote:

Hi! Is there any way to set a default paragraph spaciing in Word XP so I
don't have to it every time I create a Word document?

For example when I copy a document from the web into Word I then say Match
Destination Formating. In doing so it doesn't put a line of space between the
paragraphs. So I then have do Edit/Select All/Format/Paragraph/Spacing and I
set it 6 pt.

It would be nice if I could set a default paragraph space of 6 pt. so I
don't have to do it each and every time I work with a document in Word.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!!!
--
nnicko

One way is to modify the Normal style (or whatever style you prefer to use for
body text) in the Normal.dot template, as described at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm. Then
the "default formatting" will include the Space After.

Another way is to create a macro to paste the clipboard contents with
destination formatting in the same step and, if you don't want the default text
style to have 6 pt Space After, add it specifically to the pasted material. See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...cb55500671c8bc
to get started with this.

--
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.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I would advise that you use the built-in Body Text style, which already has
6 points Spacing After. You can select the default empty paragraph in
Normal.dot and format it as Body Text so that you'll start with that style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"nnicko" wrote in message
...
Hello again Jay! Perhaps I'm just tired or computer illiterate but all I
could find at MVP was this:

When you change the default font, you change the font for the Normal
style.
It is not advisable to make any other changes in the Normal style because
so
many other styles are based on it. If you make Normal justified, for
example,
or give it some Spacing Before or After, this change may ripple down to
other
styles (see "How styles in Word cascade").

It says it's not advisable to make any changes to Normal style except font
so I'm still at a loss as to how to set a default paragraph space.

Once again, any help would be greatly appreciated!
--
nnicko


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:15:01 -0800, nnicko

wrote:

Hi! Is there any way to set a default paragraph spaciing in Word XP so I
don't have to it every time I create a Word document?

For example when I copy a document from the web into Word I then say
Match
Destination Formating. In doing so it doesn't put a line of space
between the
paragraphs. So I then have do Edit/Select All/Format/Paragraph/Spacing
and I
set it 6 pt.

It would be nice if I could set a default paragraph space of 6 pt. so I
don't have to do it each and every time I work with a document in Word.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!!!
--
nnicko

One way is to modify the Normal style (or whatever style you prefer to
use for
body text) in the Normal.dot template, as described at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm.
Then
the "default formatting" will include the Space After.

Another way is to create a macro to paste the clipboard contents with
destination formatting in the same step and, if you don't want the
default text
style to have 6 pt Space After, add it specifically to the pasted
material. See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...cb55500671c8bc
to get started with this.

--
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.

[nnicko]

Hellos Suzanne! Thank you for your reply.

I'm at a loss. I did a search for Normal.dot figuring I would open it and
find Body Text sytle but the search found nothing for Normal.dot. Obviously I
haven't a clue what I'm supposed to do. Thanks!
--
nnicko


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I would advise that you use the built-in Body Text style, which already has
6 points Spacing After. You can select the default empty paragraph in
Normal.dot and format it as Body Text so that you'll start with that style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"nnicko" wrote in message
...
Hello again Jay! Perhaps I'm just tired or computer illiterate but all I
could find at MVP was this:

When you change the default font, you change the font for the Normal
style.
It is not advisable to make any other changes in the Normal style because
so
many other styles are based on it. If you make Normal justified, for
example,
or give it some Spacing Before or After, this change may ripple down to
other
styles (see "How styles in Word cascade").

It says it's not advisable to make any changes to Normal style except font
so I'm still at a loss as to how to set a default paragraph space.

Once again, any help would be greatly appreciated!
--
nnicko


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:15:01 -0800, nnicko

wrote:

Hi! Is there any way to set a default paragraph spaciing in Word XP so I
don't have to it every time I create a Word document?

For example when I copy a document from the web into Word I then say
Match
Destination Formating. In doing so it doesn't put a line of space
between the
paragraphs. So I then have do Edit/Select All/Format/Paragraph/Spacing
and I
set it 6 pt.

It would be nice if I could set a default paragraph space of 6 pt. so I
don't have to do it each and every time I work with a document in Word.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!!!
--
nnicko

One way is to modify the Normal style (or whatever style you prefer to
use for
body text) in the Normal.dot template, as described at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm.
Then
the "default formatting" will include the Space After.

Another way is to create a macro to paste the clipboard contents with
destination formatting in the same step and, if you don't want the
default text
style to have 6 pt Space After, add it specifically to the pasted
material. See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...cb55500671c8bc
to get started with this.

--
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.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm for
instructions on how to locate Normal.dot.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"nnicko" wrote in message
...
Hellos Suzanne! Thank you for your reply.

I'm at a loss. I did a search for Normal.dot figuring I would open it and
find Body Text sytle but the search found nothing for Normal.dot.
Obviously I
haven't a clue what I'm supposed to do. Thanks!
--
nnicko


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I would advise that you use the built-in Body Text style, which already
has
6 points Spacing After. You can select the default empty paragraph in
Normal.dot and format it as Body Text so that you'll start with that
style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"nnicko" wrote in message
...
Hello again Jay! Perhaps I'm just tired or computer illiterate but all
I
could find at MVP was this:

When you change the default font, you change the font for the Normal
style.
It is not advisable to make any other changes in the Normal style
because
so
many other styles are based on it. If you make Normal justified, for
example,
or give it some Spacing Before or After, this change may ripple down to
other
styles (see "How styles in Word cascade").

It says it's not advisable to make any changes to Normal style except
font
so I'm still at a loss as to how to set a default paragraph space.

Once again, any help would be greatly appreciated!
--
nnicko


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:15:01 -0800, nnicko

wrote:

Hi! Is there any way to set a default paragraph spaciing in Word XP
so I
don't have to it every time I create a Word document?

For example when I copy a document from the web into Word I then say
Match
Destination Formating. In doing so it doesn't put a line of space
between the
paragraphs. So I then have do Edit/Select
All/Format/Paragraph/Spacing
and I
set it 6 pt.

It would be nice if I could set a default paragraph space of 6 pt. so
I
don't have to do it each and every time I work with a document in
Word.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!!!
--
nnicko

One way is to modify the Normal style (or whatever style you prefer to
use for
body text) in the Normal.dot template, as described at
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm.
Then
the "default formatting" will include the Space After.

Another way is to create a macro to paste the clipboard contents with
destination formatting in the same step and, if you don't want the
default text
style to have 6 pt Space After, add it specifically to the pasted
material. See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...cb55500671c8bc
to get started with this.

--
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.