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way to do a "double hanging indent"
We have recently converted a large document operation from WordPerfect to
Word. We have documents formatted whose layout had been aided by a WP feature that allowed us to do a "double hanging indent". We can't find a way to do something similar in Word, so we've been redesigning documents into tables to use tabular columns in place of a hanging indent inside of a hanging indent. Is this the only/best way to achieve this kind of layout? Thanks. Chip s |
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way to do a "double hanging indent"
If you can explain for the benefit of those of us who don't use WordPerfect
what a 'double hanging indent' is, we will be able to tell you what is possible in Word. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Chip Orange wrote: We have recently converted a large document operation from WordPerfect to Word. We have documents formatted whose layout had been aided by a WP feature that allowed us to do a "double hanging indent". We can't find a way to do something similar in Word, so we've been redesigning documents into tables to use tabular columns in place of a hanging indent inside of a hanging indent. Is this the only/best way to achieve this kind of layout? Thanks. Chip s |
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way to do a "double hanging indent"
Format your paragraph with an indent on both the right and left side. I'm
guessing that you are really talking about a "pulled quote". (Format | Paragraph) -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions to the group so that others can learn as well. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... We have recently converted a large document operation from WordPerfect to Word. We have documents formatted whose layout had been aided by a WP feature that allowed us to do a "double hanging indent". We can't find a way to do something similar in Word, so we've been redesigning documents into tables to use tabular columns in place of a hanging indent inside of a hanging indent. Is this the only/best way to achieve this kind of layout? Thanks. Chip s |
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way to do a "double hanging indent"
No, that would be a double indent (and it's a "block quote," not a "pull
quote," which is something else entirely). A double hanging indent, I would guess, is one that has a hanging indent on the second line and then another, larger left indent somewhere below that. I don't believe there's any good way to achieve this in Word. In WordPerfect, there is a command (Ctrl+F7) to "create a hanging indent here." You insert the code, and it resets the left indent at that point until you change it, which you can do later in the same paragraph. -- 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. "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote in message ... Format your paragraph with an indent on both the right and left side. I'm guessing that you are really talking about a "pulled quote". (Format | Paragraph) -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions to the group so that others can learn as well. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... We have recently converted a large document operation from WordPerfect to Word. We have documents formatted whose layout had been aided by a WP feature that allowed us to do a "double hanging indent". We can't find a way to do something similar in Word, so we've been redesigning documents into tables to use tabular columns in place of a hanging indent inside of a hanging indent. Is this the only/best way to achieve this kind of layout? Thanks. Chip s |
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way to do a "double hanging indent"
Exactly, thanks so much Suzanne for explaining it, and I apologize for not
being clearer. We've so far tried using a 2 column table to achieve the first hanging indent; the left column is rather narrow and holds the beginning of the paragraph (that's outdented), and the right column holds the remaining, indented, part of the paragraph. Within this right-hand column we format the paragraph as a hanging indent, to achieve the twice indented portion of the last part of the paragraph. The places where we use this aren't always suited to tables, so I was hoping there was a better way to do this. Thanks. Chip "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... No, that would be a double indent (and it's a "block quote," not a "pull quote," which is something else entirely). A double hanging indent, I would guess, is one that has a hanging indent on the second line and then another, larger left indent somewhere below that. I don't believe there's any good way to achieve this in Word. In WordPerfect, there is a command (Ctrl+F7) to "create a hanging indent here." You insert the code, and it resets the left indent at that point until you change it, which you can do later in the same paragraph. -- 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. "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote in message ... Format your paragraph with an indent on both the right and left side. I'm guessing that you are really talking about a "pulled quote". (Format | Paragraph) -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions to the group so that others can learn as well. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... We have recently converted a large document operation from WordPerfect to Word. We have documents formatted whose layout had been aided by a WP feature that allowed us to do a "double hanging indent". We can't find a way to do something similar in Word, so we've been redesigning documents into tables to use tabular columns in place of a hanging indent inside of a hanging indent. Is this the only/best way to achieve this kind of layout? Thanks. Chip s |
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way to do a "double hanging indent"
What determines where the second hanging indent begins? If it follows a line
break, then perhaps you could substitute a paragraph break and use two separate paragraphs, with different formatting? -- 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. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... Exactly, thanks so much Suzanne for explaining it, and I apologize for not being clearer. We've so far tried using a 2 column table to achieve the first hanging indent; the left column is rather narrow and holds the beginning of the paragraph (that's outdented), and the right column holds the remaining, indented, part of the paragraph. Within this right-hand column we format the paragraph as a hanging indent, to achieve the twice indented portion of the last part of the paragraph. The places where we use this aren't always suited to tables, so I was hoping there was a better way to do this. Thanks. Chip "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... No, that would be a double indent (and it's a "block quote," not a "pull quote," which is something else entirely). A double hanging indent, I would guess, is one that has a hanging indent on the second line and then another, larger left indent somewhere below that. I don't believe there's any good way to achieve this in Word. In WordPerfect, there is a command (Ctrl+F7) to "create a hanging indent here." You insert the code, and it resets the left indent at that point until you change it, which you can do later in the same paragraph. -- 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. "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote in message ... Format your paragraph with an indent on both the right and left side. I'm guessing that you are really talking about a "pulled quote". (Format | Paragraph) -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions to the group so that others can learn as well. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... We have recently converted a large document operation from WordPerfect to Word. We have documents formatted whose layout had been aided by a WP feature that allowed us to do a "double hanging indent". We can't find a way to do something similar in Word, so we've been redesigning documents into tables to use tabular columns in place of a hanging indent inside of a hanging indent. Is this the only/best way to achieve this kind of layout? Thanks. Chip s |
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way to do a "double hanging indent"
Thanks, but nothing that easy. The second one is usually something like:
Company Name: Very Very Very Long Company Name Here Which Should Wrap Under Itself But It Doesn't ... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... What determines where the second hanging indent begins? If it follows a line break, then perhaps you could substitute a paragraph break and use two separate paragraphs, with different formatting? -- 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. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... Exactly, thanks so much Suzanne for explaining it, and I apologize for not being clearer. We've so far tried using a 2 column table to achieve the first hanging indent; the left column is rather narrow and holds the beginning of the paragraph (that's outdented), and the right column holds the remaining, indented, part of the paragraph. Within this right-hand column we format the paragraph as a hanging indent, to achieve the twice indented portion of the last part of the paragraph. The places where we use this aren't always suited to tables, so I was hoping there was a better way to do this. Thanks. Chip "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... No, that would be a double indent (and it's a "block quote," not a "pull quote," which is something else entirely). A double hanging indent, I would guess, is one that has a hanging indent on the second line and then another, larger left indent somewhere below that. I don't believe there's any good way to achieve this in Word. In WordPerfect, there is a command (Ctrl+F7) to "create a hanging indent here." You insert the code, and it resets the left indent at that point until you change it, which you can do later in the same paragraph. -- 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. "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote in message ... Format your paragraph with an indent on both the right and left side. I'm guessing that you are really talking about a "pulled quote". (Format | Paragraph) -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions to the group so that others can learn as well. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... We have recently converted a large document operation from WordPerfect to Word. We have documents formatted whose layout had been aided by a WP feature that allowed us to do a "double hanging indent". We can't find a way to do something similar in Word, so we've been redesigning documents into tables to use tabular columns in place of a hanging indent inside of a hanging indent. Is this the only/best way to achieve this kind of layout? Thanks. Chip s |
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way to do a "double hanging indent"
I'm a little confused. Why doesn't it wrap under itself? Or what do you mean
by "under itself"? If you've got something like this: Company Data: Company Name: Very Very Very Long Company Name Here Which Should Wrap Under Itself Company Address: Address Block Then is the *first* line separable (as a heading)? If not, I'd insert line breaks as needed, then insert tab characters to take text to a tab set at the appropriate location. It's a kludge, but it's the only way I know of. -- 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. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... Thanks, but nothing that easy. The second one is usually something like: Company Name: Very Very Very Long Company Name Here Which Should Wrap Under Itself But It Doesn't ... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... What determines where the second hanging indent begins? If it follows a line break, then perhaps you could substitute a paragraph break and use two separate paragraphs, with different formatting? -- 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. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... Exactly, thanks so much Suzanne for explaining it, and I apologize for not being clearer. We've so far tried using a 2 column table to achieve the first hanging indent; the left column is rather narrow and holds the beginning of the paragraph (that's outdented), and the right column holds the remaining, indented, part of the paragraph. Within this right-hand column we format the paragraph as a hanging indent, to achieve the twice indented portion of the last part of the paragraph. The places where we use this aren't always suited to tables, so I was hoping there was a better way to do this. Thanks. Chip "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... No, that would be a double indent (and it's a "block quote," not a "pull quote," which is something else entirely). A double hanging indent, I would guess, is one that has a hanging indent on the second line and then another, larger left indent somewhere below that. I don't believe there's any good way to achieve this in Word. In WordPerfect, there is a command (Ctrl+F7) to "create a hanging indent here." You insert the code, and it resets the left indent at that point until you change it, which you can do later in the same paragraph. -- 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. "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote in message ... Format your paragraph with an indent on both the right and left side. I'm guessing that you are really talking about a "pulled quote". (Format | Paragraph) -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions to the group so that others can learn as well. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... We have recently converted a large document operation from WordPerfect to Word. We have documents formatted whose layout had been aided by a WP feature that allowed us to do a "double hanging indent". We can't find a way to do something similar in Word, so we've been redesigning documents into tables to use tabular columns in place of a hanging indent inside of a hanging indent. Is this the only/best way to achieve this kind of layout? Thanks. Chip s |
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way to do a "double hanging indent"
To indent the WHOLE thing -- select the paragraph or click inside it and
then CONTROL+M. To have the first line start at the left and the rest of the lines wrap to an indent, try CONTROL+T. Play around until you get what you want. Then make a STYLE for each of your varying hanging paragraphs. After that, just apply the STYLE to the paragraph. -- *((( ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I'm a little confused. Why doesn't it wrap under itself? Or what do you mean by "under itself"? If you've got something like this: Company Data: Company Name: Very Very Very Long Company Name Here Which Should Wrap Under Itself Company Address: Address Block Then is the *first* line separable (as a heading)? If not, I'd insert line breaks as needed, then insert tab characters to take text to a tab set at the appropriate location. It's a kludge, but it's the only way I know of. -- 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. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... Thanks, but nothing that easy. The second one is usually something like: Company Name: Very Very Very Long Company Name Here Which Should Wrap Under Itself But It Doesn't ... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... What determines where the second hanging indent begins? If it follows a line break, then perhaps you could substitute a paragraph break and use two separate paragraphs, with different formatting? -- 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. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... Exactly, thanks so much Suzanne for explaining it, and I apologize for not being clearer. We've so far tried using a 2 column table to achieve the first hanging indent; the left column is rather narrow and holds the beginning of the paragraph (that's outdented), and the right column holds the remaining, indented, part of the paragraph. Within this right-hand column we format the paragraph as a hanging indent, to achieve the twice indented portion of the last part of the paragraph. The places where we use this aren't always suited to tables, so I was hoping there was a better way to do this. Thanks. Chip "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... No, that would be a double indent (and it's a "block quote," not a "pull quote," which is something else entirely). A double hanging indent, I would guess, is one that has a hanging indent on the second line and then another, larger left indent somewhere below that. I don't believe there's any good way to achieve this in Word. In WordPerfect, there is a command (Ctrl+F7) to "create a hanging indent here." You insert the code, and it resets the left indent at that point until you change it, which you can do later in the same paragraph. -- 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. "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote in message ... Format your paragraph with an indent on both the right and left side. I'm guessing that you are really talking about a "pulled quote". (Format | Paragraph) -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions to the group so that others can learn as well. "Chip Orange" wrote in message ... We have recently converted a large document operation from WordPerfect to Word. We have documents formatted whose layout had been aided by a WP feature that allowed us to do a "double hanging indent". We can't find a way to do something similar in Word, so we've been redesigning documents into tables to use tabular columns in place of a hanging indent inside of a hanging indent. Is this the only/best way to achieve this kind of layout? Thanks. Chip s |
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