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Line Spacing
I have several lines centered horizontally. I'm trying to force some of the
text to the next line to reduce the length of a line and keep a phrase together on the same line (this is a resume). When I put in a line break, the spacing changes for the next line and I can't figure out why or how to adjust that. Any help is appreciated. |
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Line Spacing
Are you using a line break (Shift+Enter) or a paragraph break (Enter)?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "dhstein" wrote in message ... I have several lines centered horizontally. I'm trying to force some of the text to the next line to reduce the length of a line and keep a phrase together on the same line (this is a resume). When I put in a line break, the spacing changes for the next line and I can't figure out why or how to adjust that. Any help is appreciated. |
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Did you check your line spacing?
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "dhstein" wrote in message ... I have several lines centered horizontally. I'm trying to force some of the text to the next line to reduce the length of a line and keep a phrase together on the same line (this is a resume). When I put in a line break, the spacing changes for the next line and I can't figure out why or how to adjust that. Any help is appreciated. |
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Well, that's the way it works - it's called "proportional spacing". The
spacing of characters/words on a line is adjusted based on the amount & nature of the content combined with the formatting used. What you're describing, though, sounds more like you've used Justified alignment rather than Center alignment in the paragraph. It also depends on how you're creating the "line break" ‹ Enter or Shift+Enter? The former creates a new paragraph, whereas the latter forces the text to a new line but as a continuation of the same paragraph. For the phrase you don't want to have split you might try using non-breaking spaces (Shift+Control+Spacebar) rather than regular spaces. You might also have better luck using Center-Aligned Tabs rather than altering the paragraph alignment. HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 6/7/09 7:45 AM, in article , "dhstein" wrote: I have several lines centered horizontally. I'm trying to force some of the text to the next line to reduce the length of a line and keep a phrase together on the same line (this is a resume). When I put in a line break, the spacing changes for the next line and I can't figure out why or how to adjust that. Any help is appreciated. |
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Thanks for all the replies. I realize that my question may not have been
completely clear. When I enter a line break by hitting "Enter" the next line is too far down the page vertically - instead of single spacing it seems to be double spaced. I checked the spacing and it changes to exactly 12 pt - which is not what I had. When I change it back to single spacing it gets worse, so I'm not sure what's happening. "CyberTaz" wrote: Well, that's the way it works - it's called "proportional spacing". The spacing of characters/words on a line is adjusted based on the amount & nature of the content combined with the formatting used. What you're describing, though, sounds more like you've used Justified alignment rather than Center alignment in the paragraph. It also depends on how you're creating the "line break" €¹ Enter or Shift+Enter? The former creates a new paragraph, whereas the latter forces the text to a new line but as a continuation of the same paragraph. For the phrase you don't want to have split you might try using non-breaking spaces (Shift+Control+Spacebar) rather than regular spaces. You might also have better luck using Center-Aligned Tabs rather than altering the paragraph alignment. HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 6/7/09 7:45 AM, in article , "dhstein" wrote: I have several lines centered horizontally. I'm trying to force some of the text to the next line to reduce the length of a line and keep a phrase together on the same line (this is a resume). When I put in a line break, the spacing changes for the next line and I can't figure out why or how to adjust that. Any help is appreciated. |
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Enter does not insert a line break but rather a paragraph break; use
Shift+Enter for a line break. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "dhstein" wrote in message ... Thanks for all the replies. I realize that my question may not have been completely clear. When I enter a line break by hitting "Enter" the next line is too far down the page vertically - instead of single spacing it seems to be double spaced. I checked the spacing and it changes to exactly 12 pt - which is not what I had. When I change it back to single spacing it gets worse, so I'm not sure what's happening. "CyberTaz" wrote: Well, that's the way it works - it's called "proportional spacing". The spacing of characters/words on a line is adjusted based on the amount & nature of the content combined with the formatting used. What you're describing, though, sounds more like you've used Justified alignment rather than Center alignment in the paragraph. It also depends on how you're creating the "line break" €¹ Enter or Shift+Enter? The former creates a new paragraph, whereas the latter forces the text to a new line but as a continuation of the same paragraph. For the phrase you don't want to have split you might try using non-breaking spaces (Shift+Control+Spacebar) rather than regular spaces. You might also have better luck using Center-Aligned Tabs rather than altering the paragraph alignment. HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 6/7/09 7:45 AM, in article , "dhstein" wrote: I have several lines centered horizontally. I'm trying to force some of the text to the next line to reduce the length of a line and keep a phrase together on the same line (this is a resume). When I put in a line break, the spacing changes for the next line and I can't figure out why or how to adjust that. Any help is appreciated. |
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