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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. |
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72 points = 1 inch. But I would not use an ADVANCE field to do this.
-- 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. "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. |
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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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "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. |
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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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "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. |
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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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Nellie" wrote in message ... 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "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. |
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