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pfelton
Publisher 2003 -this is very distracting to the reader
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Mary Sauer
Do you mean you have your text justified and the last line is spread?
Turn on special characters ( ¶ ) to see what formatting is applied. Could be an
errant tab or a shift+enter.
Turn on special characters ( ¶ ) to see what formatting is applied. Could be an
errant tab or a shift+enter.
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Ed Bennett
pfelton said:Publisher 2003 -this is very distracting to the reader
This is a bug with some of the built-in templates. Do you have the
latest service pack installed?
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pfelton
Guess I phrased it poorly, the white space is between the lines of text for
the last line. It looks like 1.5 line spacing compaired to the rest of the
paragraph. Thank you
the last line. It looks like 1.5 line spacing compaired to the rest of the
paragraph. Thank you
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Mary Sauer
Did you get any clue when you turned on the special characters?
Have you tried the baseline guides? You can turn them on in View menu. In the
Format menu, Paragraph, Indents and Spacing tab, check *Align text to baseline
guides*. While you are in this dialogue, be certain line spacing is zero before
& after paragraphs. You might high-light the last couple of lines of your
paragraph, go to the paragraph formatting and check to see if it is 1sp. Take a
look at the font settings too while your text is high-lighted, it could be a
word or a letter or a symbol maybe of a different font size.
Have you tried the baseline guides? You can turn them on in View menu. In the
Format menu, Paragraph, Indents and Spacing tab, check *Align text to baseline
guides*. While you are in this dialogue, be certain line spacing is zero before
& after paragraphs. You might high-light the last couple of lines of your
paragraph, go to the paragraph formatting and check to see if it is 1sp. Take a
look at the font settings too while your text is high-lighted, it could be a
word or a letter or a symbol maybe of a different font size.
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pfelton
Thanks so much! Changing the paragraphs to 0 did it! It is not logical for
the way it was adding extra height before the last line of the paragraph but
that is the trick to making our publications look much better!
the way it was adding extra height before the last line of the paragraph but
that is the trick to making our publications look much better!
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Mary Sauer
Glad you got it all worked out. Thanks for sharing your solution. It is
appreciated.
appreciated.
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Bobtarrel
Thanks Ed, I'm operating with Pub 2003 (11.8212.8221) SP3 and I am not able
to resolve this issue with the suggestions above. Is there a bug fix I
missed?
Bob
to resolve this issue with the suggestions above. Is there a bug fix I
missed?
Bob
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Mary Sauer
Did you look at the paragraph settings to be sure you have 0pt before and after
the paragraph? Have you used a shift+enter before the last line? Turn on Special
Characters ( ¶ ), maybe you'll get a clue.
the paragraph? Have you used a shift+enter before the last line? Turn on Special
Characters ( ¶ ), maybe you'll get a clue.
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Bobtarrel
Thank you Mary,
Changing the before and after setting affects the whole para, not just the
last line. I want 2pt before for this para. However, using 0pt doesn't
correct the last line. There is nothing ahead of hte last line - it is
wrapped. Changing the width and, therefore, the first words of the last line
does not solve the problem.
Special characters did not reveal anything unusual.
I've had this problem for years, but have always been able to find some
cludge. This time, nothing works. But this is the first time I've done the
newsletter with Vista. Maybe Pub 2003 doesn't like Vista?
Bob
Changing the before and after setting affects the whole para, not just the
last line. I want 2pt before for this para. However, using 0pt doesn't
correct the last line. There is nothing ahead of hte last line - it is
wrapped. Changing the width and, therefore, the first words of the last line
does not solve the problem.
Special characters did not reveal anything unusual.
I've had this problem for years, but have always been able to find some
cludge. This time, nothing works. But this is the first time I've done the
newsletter with Vista. Maybe Pub 2003 doesn't like Vista?
Bob
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Bobtarrel
Hi Mary,
Have you been able to figure out what I can do to resolve my problem?
Have you been able to figure out what I can do to resolve my problem?
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Mary Sauer
I haven't found much help. Did you read Ed's comment about the templates?
Maybe a find & replace...
PUB: Searching for Special Characters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/80311/en-us
Have you tried baseline guides from the Arrange, Layout Guides? You turn on the
guides in the View column. To align the text to the baseline, Edit, Paragraph.
You could also take a look at the Line and Paragraph Breaks tab and try the
Widow/Orphan control.
--
Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/
Maybe a find & replace...
PUB: Searching for Special Characters
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/80311/en-us
Have you tried baseline guides from the Arrange, Layout Guides? You turn on the
guides in the View column. To align the text to the baseline, Edit, Paragraph.
You could also take a look at the Line and Paragraph Breaks tab and try the
Widow/Orphan control.
--
Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/
Bobtarrel said:Hi Mary,
Have you been able to figure out what I can do to resolve my problem?
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Nevin
I have been having the same trouble as pfelton and Bob. I want 5pt spacing
after each paragraph, and enter this in the paragraph>line spacing dialogue.
Publisher puts about 8 pts of space BEFORE the LAST line of each paragraph in
addition to whatever space I've asked for after the paragraph. The problem
goes away if I set it to zero. One tedious work around is to keep "after
paragraph" set to zero, manually insert a blank line after each paragraph,
and then change the size of that blank line to 5 pt using the text size box.
A better solution is to highlight all text except for the first paragraph and
enter 5 pt of space BEFORE each paragraph in the paragraph>line spacing
dialogue.
I have also had this problem for years, in both Publisher '03 and now in '07
(SP1 MSO 12.0.6320.5000). I did start with an included template.
after each paragraph, and enter this in the paragraph>line spacing dialogue.
Publisher puts about 8 pts of space BEFORE the LAST line of each paragraph in
addition to whatever space I've asked for after the paragraph. The problem
goes away if I set it to zero. One tedious work around is to keep "after
paragraph" set to zero, manually insert a blank line after each paragraph,
and then change the size of that blank line to 5 pt using the text size box.
A better solution is to highlight all text except for the first paragraph and
enter 5 pt of space BEFORE each paragraph in the paragraph>line spacing
dialogue.
I have also had this problem for years, in both Publisher '03 and now in '07
(SP1 MSO 12.0.6320.5000). I did start with an included template.
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