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Does Word have a version of formating like Word Perfect?
I have a peer that is reluctant to use Word. She has been using Word Perfect
because it has a formatting block listed at the bottom of the software that is extremely helpful in alignment of columns with numbers in them, similar to financial statements. Does Word have a similar function? |
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Does Word have a version of formating like Word Perfect?
Yes, there is a status block, but she will really want to setup and
use decimal tabs to make her columns of numbers line up properly. When using a proportional font like Times New Roman, the size of the space is different than the size of the 0 and the 1 takes up less room on the page too. Therefore, if she does not use tabs, it won't matter that she can see the status in the bottom of the page, she still won't be able to align her numbers exactly without using tabs. Hope that helps. -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn as well. "Mr To Do" Mr To wrote in message ... I have a peer that is reluctant to use Word. She has been using Word Perfect because it has a formatting block listed at the bottom of the software that is extremely helpful in alignment of columns with numbers in them, similar to financial statements. Does Word have a similar function? |
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Does Word have a version of formating like Word Perfect?
I'm not sure what you mean by formatting block, but there's nothing by that
name in Word. However, Word tables are extremely good at aligning and formatting financial data in columns. Look up the Tables topic in Word Help - in 2003 it's under Formatting Documents; in 2002, under Document FUndamentals. Also, the following links may be helpful: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Genera...ordPerfect.htm http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm http://www.word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfl...FastTables.htm -- Ted |
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Does Word have a version of formating like Word Perfect?
Whether your numbers are in tables or columns created using tabs, what you
want is a decimal tab; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm -- 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. "Mr To Do" Mr To wrote in message ... I have a peer that is reluctant to use Word. She has been using Word Perfect because it has a formatting block listed at the bottom of the software that is extremely helpful in alignment of columns with numbers in them, similar to financial statements. Does Word have a similar function? |
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