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Subject:Re: MS Word question - text flow problems From:Diane Williams <diane_williams -at- YAHOO -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 1 Feb 1999 08:15:34 -0800
>>Jacque said: I share the frustration with Word. When I prepare a
document for a client to update on his/her computer, I am often asked
to create the first document in Word. And I usually get the job
because the client has experienced text flow aggrivations.
The only way I have found to keep text from reflowing all over the place
and graphics to stay in place is to use individual frames. The page
title is in a frame. Each graphic is in a frame. Text is grouped and
placed inframes.<<
I had a horrible problem with text and tables and text-based screen
shots moving all over the place in a 54-page Word 95 document. I
discovered under Tools - Options - Compatibility there is an option to
check called "Don't add leading (extra space) between rows of text."
I have no idea what leading Word adds when this option is left
unchecked. I need to hunt around for any information that might
describe what the default leading might be, if such info exists. Does
anyone know? When I use Times New Roman 12 point, for example, the
unchecked default seems to set the line at 12 on 14. But this can vary
from printer to printer and even print job to print job because the
Windows printer driver, I believe, regulates the leading for each font.
When I checked the item to *not* add extra leading, it came out what
appeared to be 12 on 12 when the Line Spacing option under Format -
Paragraph was "Single." So if I want to ensure a fixed amount of
space, I define the Line Spacing in each paragraph style so Word
doesn't monkey around with it.
The jumpy text might also be caused by a corrupted printer driver.
I've had to have mine reloaded a few times because some of my graphic
elements (shaded table header rows) were printing out solid black! I
assumed the driver was corrupted and maybe it wasn't. Could've been
the file.
HTH.
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~~Diane Williams
(703) 305-2973 at USDA Food & Consumer Services
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