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"Bordering" Paragraphs
I am not privy to the thoughts of the designers (though these may be
expressed somewhere in the Word Team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_offi.../default.aspx), but I think the 1.15 line spacing and 10 points Spacing After defaults may have their origins in (a) a designer's idea of what makes "great looking documents" (the expressed aim of Word 2007) and (b) using business documents (letters, reports) as a standard and (c) perhaps some hope of weaning users from pressing Enter twice at the end of a paragraph in order to get a "blank line" between paragraphs. To address the MLA-style issue, you might want to find or create a suitable MLA-style template and make it available to your students. Also, to address your markup issue, yes, markup can be saved or copied; see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trac...ngesWorks.html for the magic combinations. Any student running a recent version of Word will see the markup automatically (Word makes it very difficult to avoid). And of course you can combine Track Changes and Comments with any drawing objects you're already using for markup. The advantage to using Track Changes and Comments alone is that it is very easy for the student to revise a paper as indicated by accepting the suggested changes and deleting the comments after implementing their suggestions. That assumes that you want a revised version submitted. If the marked-up paper is the final version, receiving a final grade, then this is not an issue. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org wrote in message ... On Dec 29, 10:36 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Is there some reason you're not using Track Changes and Comments instead of borders and such? I grade student papers and email them. I never thought Track Changes and Comments could be "Saved As." But frankly, even if it can be Saved As, it doesn't give the options I avail myself of with Drawing Objects, Arrows, Lines, Text Boxes, etc. On another topic, Ms. Barnhill, since this is not a WORD 2007 question, could you tell me: My students routinely ignore my demand they employ MLA-style format. One of the ways they ignore this is by using what appears the Default template, which, apparently, includes Points Above and Points Below paragraphs. I would appreciate any information or links that clearly discuss what "Points," in the context of Microsoft WORD, exactly are, and why this Default template (which to my knowledge conforms to NO college-level prescribed writing style) is 2007's Default choice. Thank you, as always. |
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