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Automatically chaning pt. to lines
I am trying to find a way to keep Word from changing my before and after
paragraph spacing in a table from point to line. For example, when I type in just the number 3 in the before and just the number 3 in the after under Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing it automatically changes it to 0.6 lines. Is there a way to make it not make this change automatically? I realize that if I type 3pt instead, it will use points, but would like to not have to each time. |
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Hi ?B?U2FicmluYSBCZWNrZXI=?=,
I am trying to find a way to keep Word from changing my before and after paragraph spacing in a table from point to line. For example, when I type in just the number 3 in the before and just the number 3 in the after under Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing it automatically changes it to 0.6 lines. Is there a way to make it not make this change automatically? I realize that if I type 3pt instead, it will use points, but would like to not have to each time. No, there's no way to change this. You have to explicitly type the measurement unit if you don't want the default. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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But where do you change the default for this? Mine defaults to points, and I
don't see any way to change it to lines. -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi ?B?U2FicmluYSBCZWNrZXI=?=, I am trying to find a way to keep Word from changing my before and after paragraph spacing in a table from point to line. For example, when I type in just the number 3 in the before and just the number 3 in the after under Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing it automatically changes it to 0.6 lines. Is there a way to make it not make this change automatically? I realize that if I type 3pt instead, it will use points, but would like to not have to each time. No, there's no way to change this. You have to explicitly type the measurement unit if you don't want the default. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi Suzanne,
But where do you change the default for this? Mine defaults to points, and I don't see any way to change it to lines. I just answered the OP that you cannot change the default... Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Cindy M -WordMVP- was telling us:
Cindy M -WordMVP- nous racontait que : Hi Suzanne, But where do you change the default for this? Mine defaults to points, and I don't see any way to change it to lines. I just answered the OP that you cannot change the default... I think Suzanne (and I!) wanted to know why some users have pts and other Lines.... Where/How was this changed? I occasionally get documents that are like that (they use lines). What causes some documents to behave that way when the default is clearly set to points? I does not happen all that often, so I always put it down to "yet another funny thing Word does"... There aren't that many anyway ;-) Is this a compatibility issue? I think next time I get one like that I will save it and try to find the difference between that one strange document and all other "regular" documents... There is something going on there! -- Salut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP ISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org |
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It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some
measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but I could have lost track. In the Line Spacing section, Exactly uses points, but Multiple uses lines. -- 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. "Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote in message ... Cindy M -WordMVP- was telling us: Cindy M -WordMVP- nous racontait que : Hi Suzanne, But where do you change the default for this? Mine defaults to points, and I don't see any way to change it to lines. I just answered the OP that you cannot change the default... I think Suzanne (and I!) wanted to know why some users have pts and other Lines.... Where/How was this changed? I occasionally get documents that are like that (they use lines). What causes some documents to behave that way when the default is clearly set to points? I does not happen all that often, so I always put it down to "yet another funny thing Word does"... There aren't that many anyway ;-) Is this a compatibility issue? I think next time I get one like that I will save it and try to find the difference between that one strange document and all other "regular" documents... There is something going on there! -- Salut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP ISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org |
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Suzanne S. Barnhill was telling us:
Suzanne S. Barnhill nous racontait que : It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! -- Salut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP ISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org |
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Hi Jean-Guy,
It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and
some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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But note that it *is* possible to specify lines even for Space
Before/Space After, which I discovered by accident in Word 2000. For example, if you type "2 line" (yes, it shouldn't be plural) in the "Space Before" box, you'll get 2 lines (or 24 pt) of paragraph spacing above. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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In most boxes of this type you can enter a measurement in any unit providing
you include the unit (and Word is much more forgiving than FP on that, I've found). I believe "li" is the basic abbreviation for "lines." You can also enter pt (or pts, I think) and either in or " for inches. Word will then convert to whatever unit is the default for that box. This is especially handy for table row height and Space Before/After, where (as you've discovered) you can enter lines and Word will convert to points. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... But note that it *is* possible to specify lines even for Space Before/Space After, which I discovered by accident in Word 2000. For example, if you type "2 line" (yes, it shouldn't be plural) in the "Space Before" box, you'll get 2 lines (or 24 pt) of paragraph spacing above. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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I'm aware of the ability to use different units. For example, in
Word 97, I find it very convenient to type (say) "3 cm" when specifying a fixed height for a table row in the Cell Height and Width dialog box, rather than to accept the default unit of measurement, which is points. Any typed number + unit in the Cell Height and Width dialog box will be converted to the default unit by Word. Similarly, if I type "2 li" for Space Before, Word converts it to 24 pt. However, if I type "2 line" that unit will stick the next time I open the dialog box. There's the observation I made. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... In most boxes of this type you can enter a measurement in any unit providing you include the unit (and Word is much more forgiving than FP on that, I've found). I believe "li" is the basic abbreviation for "lines." You can also enter pt (or pts, I think) and either in or " for inches. Word will then convert to whatever unit is the default for that box. This is especially handy for table row height and Space Before/After, where (as you've discovered) you can enter lines and Word will convert to points. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... But note that it *is* possible to specify lines even for Space Before/Space After, which I discovered by accident in Word 2000. For example, if you type "2 line" (yes, it shouldn't be plural) in the "Space Before" box, you'll get 2 lines (or 24 pt) of paragraph spacing above. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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Ah, now that *is* an interesting discovery. What do you have to do to change
it back to points? -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... I'm aware of the ability to use different units. For example, in Word 97, I find it very convenient to type (say) "3 cm" when specifying a fixed height for a table row in the Cell Height and Width dialog box, rather than to accept the default unit of measurement, which is points. Any typed number + unit in the Cell Height and Width dialog box will be converted to the default unit by Word. Similarly, if I type "2 li" for Space Before, Word converts it to 24 pt. However, if I type "2 line" that unit will stick the next time I open the dialog box. There's the observation I made. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... In most boxes of this type you can enter a measurement in any unit providing you include the unit (and Word is much more forgiving than FP on that, I've found). I believe "li" is the basic abbreviation for "lines." You can also enter pt (or pts, I think) and either in or " for inches. Word will then convert to whatever unit is the default for that box. This is especially handy for table row height and Space Before/After, where (as you've discovered) you can enter lines and Word will convert to points. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... But note that it *is* possible to specify lines even for Space Before/Space After, which I discovered by accident in Word 2000. For example, if you type "2 line" (yes, it shouldn't be plural) in the "Space Before" box, you'll get 2 lines (or 24 pt) of paragraph spacing above. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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You need to type a value, specifying "pt" for the unit, instead.
-- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Ah, now that *is* an interesting discovery. What do you have to do to change it back to points? -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... I'm aware of the ability to use different units. For example, in Word 97, I find it very convenient to type (say) "3 cm" when specifying a fixed height for a table row in the Cell Height and Width dialog box, rather than to accept the default unit of measurement, which is points. Any typed number + unit in the Cell Height and Width dialog box will be converted to the default unit by Word. Similarly, if I type "2 li" for Space Before, Word converts it to 24 pt. However, if I type "2 line" that unit will stick the next time I open the dialog box. There's the observation I made. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... In most boxes of this type you can enter a measurement in any unit providing you include the unit (and Word is much more forgiving than FP on that, I've found). I believe "li" is the basic abbreviation for "lines." You can also enter pt (or pts, I think) and either in or " for inches. Word will then convert to whatever unit is the default for that box. This is especially handy for table row height and Space Before/After, where (as you've discovered) you can enter lines and Word will convert to points. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... But note that it *is* possible to specify lines even for Space Before/Space After, which I discovered by accident in Word 2000. For example, if you type "2 line" (yes, it shouldn't be plural) in the "Space Before" box, you'll get 2 lines (or 24 pt) of paragraph spacing above. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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I was just leery of this, since obviously using "li" doesn't
(semi)permanently change the unit to lines, but "line" evidently does. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... You need to type a value, specifying "pt" for the unit, instead. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Ah, now that *is* an interesting discovery. What do you have to do to change it back to points? -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... I'm aware of the ability to use different units. For example, in Word 97, I find it very convenient to type (say) "3 cm" when specifying a fixed height for a table row in the Cell Height and Width dialog box, rather than to accept the default unit of measurement, which is points. Any typed number + unit in the Cell Height and Width dialog box will be converted to the default unit by Word. Similarly, if I type "2 li" for Space Before, Word converts it to 24 pt. However, if I type "2 line" that unit will stick the next time I open the dialog box. There's the observation I made. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... In most boxes of this type you can enter a measurement in any unit providing you include the unit (and Word is much more forgiving than FP on that, I've found). I believe "li" is the basic abbreviation for "lines." You can also enter pt (or pts, I think) and either in or " for inches. Word will then convert to whatever unit is the default for that box. This is especially handy for table row height and Space Before/After, where (as you've discovered) you can enter lines and Word will convert to points. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... But note that it *is* possible to specify lines even for Space Before/Space After, which I discovered by accident in Word 2000. For example, if you type "2 line" (yes, it shouldn't be plural) in the "Space Before" box, you'll get 2 lines (or 24 pt) of paragraph spacing above. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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OK. It *is* strange, and undocumented. Also, the use of "line" seems to be
new in Word 2000; it doesn't work in Word 97. Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I was just leery of this, since obviously using "li" doesn't (semi)permanently change the unit to lines, but "line" evidently does. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... You need to type a value, specifying "pt" for the unit, instead. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Ah, now that *is* an interesting discovery. What do you have to do to change it back to points? -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... I'm aware of the ability to use different units. For example, in Word 97, I find it very convenient to type (say) "3 cm" when specifying a fixed height for a table row in the Cell Height and Width dialog box, rather than to accept the default unit of measurement, which is points. Any typed number + unit in the Cell Height and Width dialog box will be converted to the default unit by Word. Similarly, if I type "2 li" for Space Before, Word converts it to 24 pt. However, if I type "2 line" that unit will stick the next time I open the dialog box. There's the observation I made. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... In most boxes of this type you can enter a measurement in any unit providing you include the unit (and Word is much more forgiving than FP on that, I've found). I believe "li" is the basic abbreviation for "lines." You can also enter pt (or pts, I think) and either in or " for inches. Word will then convert to whatever unit is the default for that box. This is especially handy for table row height and Space Before/After, where (as you've discovered) you can enter lines and Word will convert to points. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... But note that it *is* possible to specify lines even for Space Before/Space After, which I discovered by accident in Word 2000. For example, if you type "2 line" (yes, it shouldn't be plural) in the "Space Before" box, you'll get 2 lines (or 24 pt) of paragraph spacing above. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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OK, it *is* a bit odd. For what it's worth, this undocumented feature is not
available in Word 97; it was introduced in Word 2000. Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I was just leery of this, since obviously using "li" doesn't (semi)permanently change the unit to lines, but "line" evidently does. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... You need to type a value, specifying "pt" for the unit, instead. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Ah, now that *is* an interesting discovery. What do you have to do to change it back to points? -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... I'm aware of the ability to use different units. For example, in Word 97, I find it very convenient to type (say) "3 cm" when specifying a fixed height for a table row in the Cell Height and Width dialog box, rather than to accept the default unit of measurement, which is points. Any typed number + unit in the Cell Height and Width dialog box will be converted to the default unit by Word. Similarly, if I type "2 li" for Space Before, Word converts it to 24 pt. However, if I type "2 line" that unit will stick the next time I open the dialog box. There's the observation I made. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... In most boxes of this type you can enter a measurement in any unit providing you include the unit (and Word is much more forgiving than FP on that, I've found). I believe "li" is the basic abbreviation for "lines." You can also enter pt (or pts, I think) and either in or " for inches. Word will then convert to whatever unit is the default for that box. This is especially handy for table row height and Space Before/After, where (as you've discovered) you can enter lines and Word will convert to points. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... But note that it *is* possible to specify lines even for Space Before/Space After, which I discovered by accident in Word 2000. For example, if you type "2 line" (yes, it shouldn't be plural) in the "Space Before" box, you'll get 2 lines (or 24 pt) of paragraph spacing above. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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OK, it *is* a bit odd. For what it's worth, this undocumented feature is not
available in Word 97; it was introduced in Word 2000. Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I was just leery of this, since obviously using "li" doesn't (semi)permanently change the unit to lines, but "line" evidently does. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... You need to type a value, specifying "pt" for the unit, instead. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Ah, now that *is* an interesting discovery. What do you have to do to change it back to points? -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... I'm aware of the ability to use different units. For example, in Word 97, I find it very convenient to type (say) "3 cm" when specifying a fixed height for a table row in the Cell Height and Width dialog box, rather than to accept the default unit of measurement, which is points. Any typed number + unit in the Cell Height and Width dialog box will be converted to the default unit by Word. Similarly, if I type "2 li" for Space Before, Word converts it to 24 pt. However, if I type "2 line" that unit will stick the next time I open the dialog box. There's the observation I made. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... In most boxes of this type you can enter a measurement in any unit providing you include the unit (and Word is much more forgiving than FP on that, I've found). I believe "li" is the basic abbreviation for "lines." You can also enter pt (or pts, I think) and either in or " for inches. Word will then convert to whatever unit is the default for that box. This is especially handy for table row height and Space Before/After, where (as you've discovered) you can enter lines and Word will convert to points. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... But note that it *is* possible to specify lines even for Space Before/Space After, which I discovered by accident in Word 2000. For example, if you type "2 line" (yes, it shouldn't be plural) in the "Space Before" box, you'll get 2 lines (or 24 pt) of paragraph spacing above. -- Stefan Blom "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, as pointed out, some of the Line Spacing settings are in lines and some in points (by their nature). -- 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. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Hi Jean-Guy, It's also possible that we're talking about different things. There are some measurements in the Format Paragraph dialog that do show lines. I thought we were discussing Space Before/After (points), but Yes, that it was I thought as well! OK, I just went back and read the original question again. The OP starts by saying paragraph spacing, but then later specifies Format/Paragraph/Line Spacing. So things seem to be consistent to me? Cindy Meister |
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