Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
Paragraph formatting
I've tried various combinations of attributes for the first line and hanging
lines, and have experimented with bullets. I thought I once had a set up that would do what I wanted, but now I think I may be mis-remembering, and it just isn't possible. This is what I would like to do. This format would suit my purposes in a number of situations. Could someone either verify that it can't be automated with Word, or else tell me the steps to do it? Note - I'm sure that at some point entering a return + dash in such a document would automatically line it up under the preceding dash. Abstract description of format: Label with no indentation some sort of symbol, like a dash first line of text, one space away from separator remaining lines of text indented to line up under first line of text separator lines up under separator Example #1 10/05/2004 - Put all the plants to bed before the first frost comes, expected in mid November. - Pruned the trees - Drained the hoses 10/6/04 - Shut down the house - Came home |
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
Paragraph formatting
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:53:34 -0500 from Laurel :
I've tried various combinations of attributes for the first line and hanging lines, and have experimented with bullets. I thought I once had a set up that would do what I wanted, but now I think I may be mis-remembering, and it just isn't possible. This is what I would like to do. This format would suit my purposes in a number of situations. Could someone either verify that it can't be automated with Word, or else tell me the steps to do it? Abstract description of format: Label with no indentation some sort of symbol, like a dash first line of text, one space away from separator remaining lines of text indented to line up under first line of text separator lines up under separator Example #1 10/05/2004 - Put all the plants to bed before the first frost comes, expected in mid November. - Pruned the trees - Drained the hoses 10/6/04 - Shut down the house - Came home Hmm... Your dashes don't line up. From your text I assume you mean them to, so that's what I'll give you here. I've done this a zillion times, but I don't think we can paste usable Word styles into a newsgroup so what follows is from memory. Make two paragraph styles, which I'll call First and Second. You may need to adjust the numbers in my example below. Style 'Second' has Indent Left: 1.5" and First-Line: hanging 0.4", and space-before 0. Style 'First' is based on 'Second' but change space-before to 12pt (or watever you choose to separate your lists) and First-Line: to Hanging 1.5" (same number as left indent, so the first line actually starts at the (visual) left margin). Add a tab stop at 1.1" (which is the difference between the First-line settings in 'First' and 'Second'). To save a little work, set the following style to 'Second'. Now, to make your example you start a new paragraph and apply the 'First' style. Type the date, hit Tab, and type the list item. Line wrap will work automatically to create a visual indent for continuation lines. Hit the Enter key, and the new paragraph automatically has 'Second' style. Type your list item -- line wrap will work the same way if the item is long. Continue with Enter and the additional items. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/ |
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
Paragraph formatting
If you want the dates to left align and align vertivally and the do-lists
to eaxg left align ans also align with each other vertically, a table is one solution. Insert a table with two columns and as many rors as dates. Place the dates in the left column anf the to-do list for each date in the correcsonding right cell. Format the left column to accomodate the longest date. Format the list as a bulletted list. No doubt there are other solutions. Tom MSMVP Windows Shell/User "Laurel" wrote in message ... : I've tried various combinations of attributes for the first line and hanging : lines, and have experimented with bullets. I thought I once had a set up : that would do what I wanted, but now I think I may be mis-remembering, and : it just isn't possible. This is what I would like to do. This format would : suit my purposes in a number of situations. Could someone either verify : that it can't be automated with Word, or else tell me the steps to do it? : Note - I'm sure that at some point entering a return + dash in such a : document would automatically line it up under the preceding dash. : : Abstract description of format: : : Label with no indentation some sort of symbol, like a dash first line : of text, one space away from separator : remaining lines of text indented to line up under first line of : text : separator lines up under separator : : Example #1 : : 10/05/2004 - Put all the plants to bed before the first frost : comes, expected in mid November. : - Pruned the trees : - Drained the hoses : : 10/6/04 - Shut down the house : - Came home : : |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Line and Page Break Paragraph formatting not working in table. | Tables | |||
Envelope paragraph formatting | Page Layout | |||
How can I set default for paragraph formatting by line? | Page Layout | |||
Word 2003: Can one disable table styles? | Tables | |||
Does Format Painter include paragraph formatting? | Microsoft Word Help |