B
Bill
ok, is it line spacing that will keep the underline from bleeding into the
bold test?
Bill
bold test?
Bill
J
Jezebel
no
B
Bill
do you have any more info that might help?
Jezebel said:
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Have you tried using a different font?
C
Cindy M -WordMVP-
Hi Bill,
version of Word involved, and whether this is a display or printer problem
(or both).
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
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Maybe if you provide more information about your problem? Including the
version of Word involved, and whether this is a display or printer problem
(or both).
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
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Bill
Cindy,
I am using Word 2000. The document was originally in Wordperfect &
translated to Word. The problem is text that is underlined when printed the
underline is touching the text. If I open a new Word document, use the same
font & size the underline prints correctly below the text.
I am using Word 2000. The document was originally in Wordperfect &
translated to Word. The problem is text that is underlined when printed the
underline is touching the text. If I open a new Word document, use the same
font & size the underline prints correctly below the text.
C
Cindy M -WordMVP-
Hi Bill,
to solve the formatting problem without dumping it all and starting over is
another question, entirely... Perhaps, once Suzanne sees this information,
she'll have more suggestions to add; I believe she has quite a bit of
experience converting WP to Word.
It's been quite a while since I've had to go through this pain, but from what
I remember:
- Press Alt+F9 and scan the document for { PRIVATE } fields; delete them.
(Unless you're planning to hand the doc back to someone with WP). This can be
done quickly using Find/REplace: Find ^d PRIVATE and replace with nothing
- Do check the line spacing, as you mention in your original post. If it's
set to "exact" try changing that to "at least" and see if this helps.
- you might also take a look in Tools/Options/Compatibility and try setting
this to Word 2000 settings. there might be a WP-thingy activated that's
affecting the layout
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
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OK, that may help us get to the bottom of the problem. Whether we'll be able
to solve the formatting problem without dumping it all and starting over is
another question, entirely... Perhaps, once Suzanne sees this information,
she'll have more suggestions to add; I believe she has quite a bit of
experience converting WP to Word.
It's been quite a while since I've had to go through this pain, but from what
I remember:
- Press Alt+F9 and scan the document for { PRIVATE } fields; delete them.
(Unless you're planning to hand the doc back to someone with WP). This can be
done quickly using Find/REplace: Find ^d PRIVATE and replace with nothing
- Do check the line spacing, as you mention in your original post. If it's
set to "exact" try changing that to "at least" and see if this helps.
- you might also take a look in Tools/Options/Compatibility and try setting
this to Word 2000 settings. there might be a WP-thingy activated that's
affecting the layout
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org
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Bill
Thnaks Cindy. I will try these options & get back to you.
B
Bill
Getting back already
SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Setting the compatibility to Word 2000 did the trick!!!!!!
Thanks Cindy, you have been a true life saver & I don't mean the ones with
holes.
SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Setting the compatibility to Word 2000 did the trick!!!!!!
Thanks Cindy, you have been a true life saver & I don't mean the ones with
holes.
B
Bill
except now it has realigned my tabs. instead of looking like this:
1 line of text
line of text
line of text
2 line of text
etc.
it looks like this:
1 line of text
line of text
line of text
2 line of text
etc.
know what i mean?
1 line of text
line of text
line of text
2 line of text
etc.
it looks like this:
1 line of text
line of text
line of text
2 line of text
etc.
know what i mean?
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
There is a Compatibility option "Don't add automatic tab stop for hanging
indent," but, even if it were selected, that should cause problems in the
first line, not the runover lines. It may be that the indents were created
with spaces (aagghh!), in which case you'd need to check the "Wrap trailing
spaces to the next line" option, but a better solution would be to apply a
true hanging indent. If the paragraphs are autonumbered, you need to set
*all* the indents (hanging, first-line, and tab stop after the number) in
the Format | Bullets and Numbering dialog, *not* in the Paragraph dialog.
indent," but, even if it were selected, that should cause problems in the
first line, not the runover lines. It may be that the indents were created
with spaces (aagghh!), in which case you'd need to check the "Wrap trailing
spaces to the next line" option, but a better solution would be to apply a
true hanging indent. If the paragraphs are autonumbered, you need to set
*all* the indents (hanging, first-line, and tab stop after the number) in
the Format | Bullets and Numbering dialog, *not* in the Paragraph dialog.
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Bill
Well the "Don't add automatic tab stop for hanging indent" worked. Thank you
Suzanne. If i see any more problems I'm sure I'll come screaming to
you....
Suzanne. If i see any more problems I'm sure I'll come screaming to
you....
C
Cindy M -WordMVP-
Hi Bill,
Cindy Meister
Those are good, too <g> Glad you got it working!
Cindy Meister
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Bill
Oh Cindy my Word guru!
Now my header is having a problem.
my header consists of a section number then i "insert page number", it used
to look like this:
15A-1, the one after the dash being the inserted page number.
now it looks like this:
15A-{page}, still prints in numeric order but is there a way to get it back
to the actual number?
Your increasing irritant
Bill
Now my header is having a problem.
my header consists of a section number then i "insert page number", it used
to look like this:
15A-1, the one after the dash being the inserted page number.
now it looks like this:
15A-{page}, still prints in numeric order but is there a way to get it back
to the actual number?
Your increasing irritant
Bill
D
Dayo Mitchell
You have Word set to view field codes. Tools | Options, view tab, or hit
Alt-F9.
DM
Alt-F9.
DM
B
Bill
thanks DM
Dayo Mitchell said:
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
You can't "right justify" (right align) portions of a paragraph. We
discourage attachments in these NGs, and ordinarily I wouldn't open one, but
I decided it was necessary to see how you had created this right alignment.
I couldn't imagine how you could be getting the results you describe if you
had used the built-in right tab stop that is designed for this purpose. A
quick look at your document quickly reveals the problem: you've used
*spaces* instead of a tab to position your page number; naturally this
causes the line to run over when you get into double digits.
To fix this, delete all the spaces between "Company Job Number" and your
page number and press Tab once. You'll need to make two changes in the
formatting of the Header paragraph. Delete the center tab stop at 3" (since
you're not using it) and move the right tab stop from 6" to 6.5" (necessary
because you've changed the margins from the default 1.25"). All should then
be copacetic. . . . Whoops! One other thing I found when I actually did
this: you've got the paragraph centered; you'll want to change it back to
left-aligned.
Some extra advice for free: In the body of your document you've got headings
in which you've used a variation of the same technique--a combination of
multiple tabs, plus spaces, to "right-align" text. You need to modify the
heading style to include a right tab stop at the right margin, then delete
all the spaces and all but one of the tab characters. For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm
Another observation: I'm wondering if this document was converted from
WordPerfect. The reason I ask is that you have the header/footer margins set
to the same position as the top/bottom margins. This means that you have had
to use empty paragraphs to create space between the header/footer and the
top and bottom of the document (though there are other ways to accomplish
this). If you really need a 1" margin above/below the header/footer (the
default is 0.5"), then leave the header/footer margins at 1" but set the
top/bottom margins to 1.5" or more.
discourage attachments in these NGs, and ordinarily I wouldn't open one, but
I decided it was necessary to see how you had created this right alignment.
I couldn't imagine how you could be getting the results you describe if you
had used the built-in right tab stop that is designed for this purpose. A
quick look at your document quickly reveals the problem: you've used
*spaces* instead of a tab to position your page number; naturally this
causes the line to run over when you get into double digits.
To fix this, delete all the spaces between "Company Job Number" and your
page number and press Tab once. You'll need to make two changes in the
formatting of the Header paragraph. Delete the center tab stop at 3" (since
you're not using it) and move the right tab stop from 6" to 6.5" (necessary
because you've changed the margins from the default 1.25"). All should then
be copacetic. . . . Whoops! One other thing I found when I actually did
this: you've got the paragraph centered; you'll want to change it back to
left-aligned.
Some extra advice for free: In the body of your document you've got headings
in which you've used a variation of the same technique--a combination of
multiple tabs, plus spaces, to "right-align" text. You need to modify the
heading style to include a right tab stop at the right margin, then delete
all the spaces and all but one of the tab characters. For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm
Another observation: I'm wondering if this document was converted from
WordPerfect. The reason I ask is that you have the header/footer margins set
to the same position as the top/bottom margins. This means that you have had
to use empty paragraphs to create space between the header/footer and the
top and bottom of the document (though there are other ways to accomplish
this). If you really need a 1" margin above/below the header/footer (the
default is 0.5"), then leave the header/footer margins at 1" but set the
top/bottom margins to 1.5" or more.
B
Bill
it is converted from WP...good call there. you say i have the paragraph
centered & it needs to be left aligned. How?
centered & it needs to be left aligned. How?
S
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Ctrl+L or click the Align Left button on the Formatting toolbar. Actually,
once the tab stops are correctly set, you won't see any difference between
Centered and Left Aligned unless you remove the tab character.
once the tab stops are correctly set, you won't see any difference between
Centered and Left Aligned unless you remove the tab character.
B
Bill
thanks so much Suzanne, hopefully I won't be bothering you anymore
Suzanne S. Barnhill said: