[rpbilleaud]

Hi all, I have what I think is a relatively easy to fix issue (I just don't know what the fix is). I'm in Word 2007 and am trying to make the first letter in a line of text larger than the remainder of the line - like in a story book - but when I just increase the font size of course it changes the line spacing. I tried going into the paragraph dialog and fiddling around with the line spacing but with no result because it changes the spacing for the entire paragraph. I'd appreciate whatever help you can give me. Thanks.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

You have to set a fixed value for the line spacing. In the Paragraph dialog
box, choose "Exactly" for line spacing, and specify some appropriate value.
(Some trial and error may be required to make it look good.)

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"rpbilleaud" wrote in message
...

Hi all, I have what I think is a relatively easy to fix issue (I just
don't know what the fix is). I'm in Word 2007 and am trying to make the
first letter in a line of text larger than the remainder of the line -
like in a story book - but when I just increase the font size of course
it changes the line spacing. I tried going into the paragraph dialog and
fiddling around with the line spacing but with no result because it
changes the spacing for the entire paragraph. I'd appreciate whatever
help you can give me. Thanks.




--
rpbilleaud

[Peter T. Daniels]

Or you can use the "Drop Cap" feature, which puts your big letter a line or two or three ... below the line the rest of its word is on. You'll find it on the
Insert tab, Text Group (6th from the left), 5th item.

On Monday, November 18, 2013 5:53:18 PM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:

You have to set a fixed value for the line spacing. In the Paragraph dialog
box, choose "Exactly" for line spacing, and specify some appropriate value.
(Some trial and error may be required to make it look good.)
--

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"rpbilleaud" wrote in message
...

Hi all, I have what I think is a relatively easy to fix issue (I just
don't know what the fix is). I'm in Word 2007 and am trying to make the
first letter in a line of text larger than the remainder of the line -
like in a story book - but when I just increase the font size of course
it changes the line spacing. I tried going into the paragraph dialog and
fiddling around with the line spacing but with no result because it
changes the spacing for the entire paragraph. I'd appreciate whatever
help you can give me. Thanks.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

In this situation, that is the better option, of course.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"Peter T. Daniels" skrev i meddelandet
...
Or you can use the "Drop Cap" feature, which puts your big letter a line
or two or three ... below the line the rest of its word is on. You'll find
it on the
Insert tab, Text Group (6th from the left), 5th item.

On Monday, November 18, 2013 5:53:18 PM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:

You have to set a fixed value for the line spacing. In the Paragraph
dialog
box, choose "Exactly" for line spacing, and specify some appropriate
value.
(Some trial and error may be required to make it look good.)
--

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"rpbilleaud" wrote in message
...

Hi all, I have what I think is a relatively easy to fix issue (I just
don't know what the fix is). I'm in Word 2007 and am trying to make the
first letter in a line of text larger than the remainder of the line -
like in a story book - but when I just increase the font size of course
it changes the line spacing. I tried going into the paragraph dialog
and
fiddling around with the line spacing but with no result because it
changes the spacing for the entire paragraph. I'd appreciate whatever
help you can give me. Thanks.

[Peter T. Daniels]

I've never had an occasion to use it -- how does it interact with flexible spacing vs. Exactly spacing? (OP didn't say whether s/he wants the big
letter raised or dropped.)

On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:04:13 AM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:
In this situation, that is the better option, of course.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"Peter T. Daniels" skrev i meddelandet
...

Or you can use the "Drop Cap" feature, which puts your big letter a line
or two or three ... below the line the rest of its word is on. You'll find
it on the
Insert tab, Text Group (6th from the left), 5th item.

On Monday, November 18, 2013 5:53:18 PM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:

You have to set a fixed value for the line spacing. In the Paragraph
dialog
box, choose "Exactly" for line spacing, and specify some appropriate
value.
(Some trial and error may be required to make it look good.)
--

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"rpbilleaud" wrote in message
...

Hi all, I have what I think is a relatively easy to fix issue (I just
don't know what the fix is). I'm in Word 2007 and am trying to make the
first letter in a line of text larger than the remainder of the line -
like in a story book - but when I just increase the font size of course
it changes the line spacing. I tried going into the paragraph dialog
and
fiddling around with the line spacing but with no result because it
changes the spacing for the entire paragraph. I'd appreciate whatever
help you can give me. Thanks.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

Drop caps work with both fixed and variable line spacing, but if you change
the line spacing after you have inserted a drop cap, it won't automatically
adjust to the new spacing. You will have to "confirm" the settings (for
example by right-clicking the drop cap, selecting Drop Cap from the context
menu, and then re-select the option you originally chose).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
I've never had an occasion to use it -- how does it interact with flexible
spacing vs. Exactly spacing? (OP didn't say whether s/he wants the big
letter raised or dropped.)

On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:04:13 AM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:
In this situation, that is the better option, of course.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"Peter T. Daniels" skrev i meddelandet
...

Or you can use the "Drop Cap" feature, which puts your big letter a
line
or two or three ... below the line the rest of its word is on. You'll
find
it on the
Insert tab, Text Group (6th from the left), 5th item.

On Monday, November 18, 2013 5:53:18 PM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:

You have to set a fixed value for the line spacing. In the Paragraph
dialog
box, choose "Exactly" for line spacing, and specify some appropriate
value.
(Some trial and error may be required to make it look good.)
--

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"rpbilleaud" wrote in message
...

Hi all, I have what I think is a relatively easy to fix issue (I
just
don't know what the fix is). I'm in Word 2007 and am trying to make
the
first letter in a line of text larger than the remainder of the
line -
like in a story book - but when I just increase the font size of
course
it changes the line spacing. I tried going into the paragraph dialog
and
fiddling around with the line spacing but with no result because it
changes the spacing for the entire paragraph. I'd appreciate
whatever
help you can give me. Thanks.

[rpbilleaud]

Thanks folks - used the Drop Cap option and it worked perfectly.

Originally Posted by Peter T. Daniels

I've never had an occasion to use it -- how does it interact with flexible spacing vs. Exactly spacing? (OP didn't say whether s/he wants the big
letter raised or dropped.)

On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:04:13 AM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:
In this situation, that is the better option, of course.
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"Peter T. Daniels" skrev i meddelandet
...

Or you can use the "Drop Cap" feature, which puts your big letter a line
or two or three ... below the line the rest of its word is on. You'll find
it on the
Insert tab, Text Group (6th from the left), 5th item.

On Monday, November 18, 2013 5:53:18 PM UTC-5, Stefan Blom wrote:

You have to set a fixed value for the line spacing. In the Paragraph
dialog
box, choose "Exactly" for line spacing, and specify some appropriate
value.
(Some trial and error may be required to make it look good.)
--

Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"rpbilleaud" wrote in message
...

Hi all, I have what I think is a relatively easy to fix issue (I just
don't know what the fix is). I'm in Word 2007 and am trying to make the
first letter in a line of text larger than the remainder of the line -
like in a story book - but when I just increase the font size of course
it changes the line spacing. I tried going into the paragraph dialog
and
fiddling around with the line spacing but with no result because it
changes the spacing for the entire paragraph. I'd appreciate whatever
help you can give me. Thanks.

[[email protected]]

Hi. I have the same problem, but I don't want to use a drop cap. I just want to use a larger first letter font on the same line without the line below increasing. I start some paragraphs flush left with a larger first letter. This make the next line increase, so throws the whole paragraph off. How can I get it to not do that?
Using EXACTLY just decreases the font size to fit the line spacing, or increases all the lines in the paragraph to fit the larger font.

Thanks for any help.

[Peter T. Daniels]

Either that's a weird change later than Word2007, or you have some other choice
selected that's overriding the Exactly command. Go into WordOptions, scroll to
the very bottom, and check the box on the very last line. This opens up an immense, alphabetized list of additional items, through which you can search --
there's one called "don't add extra line spacing" in various circumstances, but
that extra spacing usually appears only for the specific line the larger or
raised character is in.

On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 4:17:08 AM UTC-5, Stuart Land wrote:
Hi. I have the same problem, but I don't want to use a drop cap. I just want to use a larger first letter font on the same line without the line below increasing. I start some paragraphs flush left with a larger first letter. This make the next line increase, so throws the whole paragraph off. How can I get it to not do that?

Using EXACTLY just decreases the font size to fit the line spacing, or increases all the lines in the paragraph to fit the larger font.



Thanks for any help.

[Stuart Land]

Thanks for the answer, Peter. However, didn't work. I have Word 2003 and 2010, and both do the same thing. I fiddled around with everything that had the word LINE in it and nothing changed. Try making a simple paragraph in 12 pt font, flush left. Make the first letter 18 pt. The space below that line will increase even though the letter is flush with the line it's on. Using EXACTLY brings the space back to normal, but also bring the larger font down just slightly larger than the 12 pt font. Increasing the font size then just make the font wider, but not taller. I'm at a loss.


On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:12:27 PM UTC+7, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Either that's a weird change later than Word2007, or you have some other choice

selected that's overriding the Exactly command. Go into WordOptions, scroll to

the very bottom, and check the box on the very last line. This opens up an immense, alphabetized list of additional items, through which you can search --

there's one called "don't add extra line spacing" in various circumstances, but

that extra spacing usually appears only for the specific line the larger or

raised character is in.



On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 4:17:08 AM UTC-5, Stuart Land wrote:

Hi. I have the same problem, but I don't want to use a drop cap. I just want to use a larger first letter font on the same line without the line below increasing. I start some paragraphs flush left with a larger first letter. This make the next line increase, so throws the whole paragraph off. How can I get it to not do that?



Using EXACTLY just decreases the font size to fit the line spacing, or increases all the lines in the paragraph to fit the larger font.







Thanks for any help.

[Peter T. Daniels]

I can't duplicate your problem. In an ordinary paragraph, 12 pt with line
spacing set to Single, I selected the first letter and shot it up to 36.
The leading below the first line grew to accommodate the lower part of
the letter (where a descender would have been), but the leading of the
other lines wasn't affected. I then changed the spacing to Exactly 12 pt,
and all the leading shrank to 12 (including after the first line) -- but
the top of the 36 pt letter was cut off. So I went back into Paragraph
and gave it a Space Before of 18 points, and it was fine.

On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:48:25 AM UTC-5, Stuart Land wrote:
Thanks for the answer, Peter. However, didn't work. I have Word 2003 and 2010, and both do the same thing. I fiddled around with everything that had the word LINE in it and nothing changed. Try making a simple paragraph in 12 pt font, flush left. Make the first letter 18 pt. The space below that line will increase even though the letter is flush with the line it's on. Using EXACTLY brings the space back to normal, but also bring the larger font down just slightly larger than the 12 pt font. Increasing the font size then just make the font wider, but not taller. I'm at a loss.

On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:12:27 PM UTC+7, Peter T. Daniels wrote:

Either that's a weird change later than Word2007, or you have some other choice
selected that's overriding the Exactly command. Go into WordOptions, scroll to
the very bottom, and check the box on the very last line. This opens up an immense, alphabetized list of additional items, through which you can search --
there's one called "don't add extra line spacing" in various circumstances, but
that extra spacing usually appears only for the specific line the larger or
raised character is in.

On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 4:17:08 AM UTC-5, Stuart Land wrote:

Hi. I have the same problem, but I don't want to use a drop cap. I just want to use a larger first letter font on the same line without the line below increasing. I start some paragraphs flush left with a larger first letter. This make the next line increase, so throws the whole paragraph off. How can I get it to not do that?

Using EXACTLY just decreases the font size to fit the line spacing, or increases all the lines in the paragraph to fit the larger font.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

You will have to experiment a little to find the (fixed) value for line
spacing that looks best with your font.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"Stuart Land" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the answer, Peter. However, didn't work. I have Word 2003 and
2010, and both do the same thing. I fiddled around with everything that
had the word LINE in it and nothing changed. Try making a simple paragraph
in 12 pt font, flush left. Make the first letter 18 pt. The space below
that line will increase even though the letter is flush with the line it's
on. Using EXACTLY brings the space back to normal, but also bring the
larger font down just slightly larger than the 12 pt font. Increasing the
font size then just make the font wider, but not taller. I'm at a loss.


On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:12:27 PM UTC+7, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Either that's a weird change later than Word2007, or you have some other
choice

selected that's overriding the Exactly command. Go into WordOptions,
scroll to

the very bottom, and check the box on the very last line. This opens up
an immense, alphabetized list of additional items, through which you can
search --

there's one called "don't add extra line spacing" in various
circumstances, but

that extra spacing usually appears only for the specific line the larger
or

raised character is in.



On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 4:17:08 AM UTC-5, Stuart Land wrote:

Hi. I have the same problem, but I don't want to use a drop cap. I just
want to use a larger first letter font on the same line without the
line below increasing. I start some paragraphs flush left with a larger
first letter. This make the next line increase, so throws the whole
paragraph off. How can I get it to not do that?



Using EXACTLY just decreases the font size to fit the line spacing, or
increases all the lines in the paragraph to fit the larger font.







Thanks for any help.