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Re: Need opinions on policies for working with Word
Subject:Re: Need opinions on policies for working with Word From:Peter Gold <knowhowpro -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Jonathan West <jwest -at- mvps -dot- org> Date:Mon, 28 May 2007 11:37:56 -0500
Jonathan West wrote:
>> Actually, it's not anywhere near the problem in FrameMaker
>> that it is in other applications, because FrameMaker works
>> differently: the space between paragraphs is the larger of
>> space below the leading paragraph and the space above the
>> following paragraph. IOW, size matters<G>.
>
> Word also has the option to work this way, the option can be set on a
> per-document basis. In Tools, Options, Customize, the space between
> paragraphs is the sub of the Space Before and Space After values if you
> check the "Don't use HTML paragraph spacing" box. It is the greater (rather
> than the sum) if the box is unchecked. The option has been there since Word
> 2000.
>
> Regards
> Jonathan West
>
>
Thanks for the update on Word, Jonathan. I haven't paid
attention to Word for quite a while, so I missed the addition
of this option, and probably many more.
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