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From: Stefan Blom on 1 May 2010 13:55 And you can confirm this by setting "Multiple" to 1, which will convert to "Single." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP (Message posted via NNTP) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill(a)mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23rAi6YU6KHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Multiple is based on "single," which includes the leading. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com" <u43222(a)uwe> wrote in message > news:a75bc23e2a024(a)uwe... >> Ohhhhhh, so "multiple" is like em in HTML css (cascading style sheets) >> -supposedly very handy and user-setup friendly since relative font size and >> spacing specified by em could still be applied when the user specifies a >> different. >> >> Why don't they tell us this stuff? Here I thought "multiple" was another MS >> misnomer. >> >> But, is "multiple" based on the point size of the font alone or on the point >> size plus leading (in Word 120% of the point size)? >> >> Pam >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: >>>FWIW, you can use Multiple line spacing, which does adjust to the point size >>>of the text. This allows you to set something between 1 and 1.5; it also >>>(though this is not obvious) allows you to set less than one line: I often >>>back off to .99 or .98 lines to fit copy. >>> >>>> Doug >>>> >>>[quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>>>>> on the QAT will display the current setting. I hope that is the same for >>>>>> Word 2007. >> >> -- >> Message posted via OfficeKB.com >> http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/ms-word-general/201005/1 >> >> >
From: Terry Farrell on 1 May 2010 15:37 Gotcha! Terry "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill(a)mvps.org> wrote in message news:OpSz6YU6KHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > No, "At least" is always in points; "Multiple" is in lines, based on > "Single," so it changes with the point size of the text. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > http://word.mvps.org > > "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell(a)msn.com> wrote in message > news:e5%23vIMU6KHA.1924(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Ah. So although 1, 1.5, 2, etc is shown as the progression, you can >> actually specify 'At Least 1.35 li'. It converts 1.35 Li to 16.25 pts and >> the Line Spacing button still doesn't tick the setting. >> >> Terry >> >> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill(a)mvps.org> wrote in message >> news:OxRLOPT6KHA.5808(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> FWIW, you can use Multiple line spacing, which does adjust to the point >>> size of the text. This allows you to set something between 1 and 1.5; it >>> also (though this is not obvious) allows you to set less than one line: >>> I often back off to .99 or .98 lines to fit copy. >>> >>> -- >>> Suzanne S. Barnhill >>> Microsoft MVP (Word) >>> Words into Type >>> Fairhope, Alabama USA >>> http://word.mvps.org >>> >>> "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell(a)msn.com> wrote in message >>> news:OnEUCiR6KHA.4940(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>> Doug >>>> >>>> The problem I see with the Line and Paragraph Spacing button is that it >>>> only shows the tick mark against the line spacing setting if you use >>>> Line units. If you set (like all good Word users should use) to use the >>>> At Least XX pts, the Line Spacing tick doesn't work (because it only >>>> works in Line Units and not in Points). >>>> >>>> I would never use a fixed line height because sometimes ascenders or >>>> descenders can be chopped and I find 1 line too little and 1.5 lines >>>> too much, so it is a pretty useless feature. Perhaps a suggestion for >>>> the next release would be to make the units dynamic with the settings >>>> used! >>>> >>>> I only recently discovered the Spacing Before and Spacing After >>>> buttons, but I now have the Spacing After permanently on my QAT. >>>> >>>> Terry >>>> >>>> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr(a)REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message >>>> news:O9NeNqM6KHA.4508(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>> In both Word 2007 and Word 2010 there is a Line and Paragraph Spacing >>>>> button in the Paragraph section of the Ribbon. If you click on it, it >>>>> will show the spacing of the selected paragraph by a tick against the >>>>> 1.0, 1.15, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0. It also has a button that will take >>>>> you to the Format Paragraph dialog and buttons to Add (or Remove if it >>>>> is there already) Space Before or After the paragraph. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Hope this helps. >>>>> >>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my >>>>> services on a paid consulting basis. >>>>> >>>>> Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com >>>>> >>>>> "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell(a)msn.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:OSon$4K6KHA.5016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>>> Well there is in Word 2010 but I am unable to check if this is >>>>>> available in Word 2007. >>>>>> >>>>>> Use the Customise Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) option and choose All >>>>>> Commands. Scroll down the list of command and you will find >>>>>> >>>>>> Spacing Before >>>>>> Spacing After >>>>>> >>>>>> Add them to your QAT. Now as you click in a paragraph, the little >>>>>> boxes on the QAT will display the current setting. I hope that is the >>>>>> same for Word 2007. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >
From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP on 1 May 2010 17:37 That makes me a not good Word user then. I have never found the need to vary from single line spacing. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:OnEUCiR6KHA.4940(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Doug > > The problem I see with the Line and Paragraph Spacing button is that it > only shows the tick mark against the line spacing setting if you use Line > units. If you set (like all good Word users should use) to use the At > Least XX pts, the Line Spacing tick doesn't work (because it only works in > Line Units and not in Points). > > I would never use a fixed line height because sometimes ascenders or > descenders can be chopped and I find 1 line too little and 1.5 lines too > much, so it is a pretty useless feature. Perhaps a suggestion for the next > release would be to make the units dynamic with the settings used! > > I only recently discovered the Spacing Before and Spacing After buttons, > but I now have the Spacing After permanently on my QAT. > > Terry > > "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr(a)REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message > news:O9NeNqM6KHA.4508(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> In both Word 2007 and Word 2010 there is a Line and Paragraph Spacing >> button in the Paragraph section of the Ribbon. If you click on it, it >> will show the spacing of the selected paragraph by a tick against the >> 1.0, 1.15, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0. It also has a button that will take you >> to the Format Paragraph dialog and buttons to Add (or Remove if it is >> there already) Space Before or After the paragraph. >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. >> >> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my >> services on a paid consulting basis. >> >> Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com >> >> "Terry Farrell" <terryfarrell(a)msn.com> wrote in message >> news:OSon$4K6KHA.5016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Well there is in Word 2010 but I am unable to check if this is available >>> in Word 2007. >>> >>> Use the Customise Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) option and choose All >>> Commands. Scroll down the list of command and you will find >>> >>> Spacing Before >>> Spacing After >>> >>> Add them to your QAT. Now as you click in a paragraph, the little boxes >>> on the QAT will display the current setting. I hope that is the same for >>> Word 2007. >>> >>> -- >>> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP > >
From: Terry Farrell on 1 May 2010 18:05 <g> tf "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr(a)REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message news:#Ml9BaX6KHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > That makes me a not good Word user then. > > I have never found the need to vary from single line spacing. > > -- > Hope this helps. > > Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my > services on a paid consulting basis. > > Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
From: Frank Drew Leyda on 6 May 2010 17:08 "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr(a)REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message news:%23Ml9BaX6KHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > That makes me a not good Word user then. > > I have never found the need to vary from single line spacing. *********************************************************************************** Really ! I use double space all the time. Ciao.....
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