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Rather than viewing the column number in the status bar, I would like to see
where my cursor is in inches. Is this possible? |
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"Inches" wrote: Rather than viewing the column number in the status bar, I would like to see where my cursor is in inches. Is this possible? As a former WordPerfect user, it would be very useful. Seeing the column mark doesn't really mean much, especially when using tabs, ect. It is much more useful to see where you are in terms of inches as you type across the page. |
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If you're referring to *horizontal* position on a line (which I am asuming,
since vertical is already displayed on the Status Bar), even if it is possible it doesn't seem practicable - recalculation would have to occur with every keystroke. The lag time imposed would probably be unacceptable to most users. Why would this be useful? Perhaps there is an existing feature that would provide a satisfactory altenative. -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Inches" wrote in message ... Rather than viewing the column number in the status bar, I would like to see where my cursor is in inches. Is this possible? |
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As a workaround, you can click on the ruler as if to set a tab stop, as you
drag the tab, a dotted line extends down the page, and you can use it to close in on the position you want to see the location of. If you press Alt while dragging, the ruler will display exact measurements. You can drag the tab stop off the ruler after getting the position information. -- 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. "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... If you're referring to *horizontal* position on a line (which I am asuming, since vertical is already displayed on the Status Bar), even if it is possible it doesn't seem practicable - recalculation would have to occur with every keystroke. The lag time imposed would probably be unacceptable to most users. Why would this be useful? Perhaps there is an existing feature that would provide a satisfactory altenative. -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Inches" wrote in message ... Rather than viewing the column number in the status bar, I would like to see where my cursor is in inches. Is this possible? |
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