Use of italics changes line spacing

[J Birch]

Running MS Publisher 2002 SP3 on WinXP Pro... When I lay out text in columns,
I try to line up the text in adjacent columns. However, when a few lines of
text in normal style are italized, the leading (i.e., line spacing) changes
within the italized text, messing up the alignment. It is tedious and
sometimes not possible to realighn text correctly. Any suggestions?

 

[J Birch]

Yes, I may be able to change these lines or paragraphs by trial and error,
but it is veery tedious, and I shouldn't have to. If I set the line spacing
to 1.0, it shouldn't matter what the type style is, only the type size should
matter.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Yes, I may be able to change these lines or paragraphs by trial and
error, but it is veery tedious, and I shouldn't have to. If I set the
line spacing to 1.0, it shouldn't matter what the type style is, only
the type size should matter.

Different fonts can take up different amounts of vertical space at the same
point size, no matter which application you're in.

 

[J Birch]

I don't mean to be argumentative, but I am talking about styles within the
same font family, so there should not be differences in type height.
Ten-point type is 10 points in height in all related styles and fonts. There
will certainly be differences in the line length between fonts and even font
styles, but not height.

Perhaps there is a way in Publisher to set type in the more conventional
way, i.e., by specifying "leading," which has a definite meaning within the
printing industry, versus "line spacing," which may not have a consistent
meaning. This issue is not a problem in PageMaker or other page layout
programs I am aware of. Perhaps I'm asking too much of a program that really
isn't designed for professionals.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Use a section break at the end of your first column.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I don't mean to be argumentative, but I am talking about styles
within the same font family, so there should not be differences in
type height. Ten-point type is 10 points in height in all related
styles and fonts. There will certainly be differences in the line
length between fonts and even font styles, but not height.

I've had that (different line height) happen in some font families.

Perhaps there is a way in Publisher to set type in the more
conventional way, i.e., by specifying "leading,"

More conventional in professional DTP applications, but not in
consumer-level applications.

which has a definite
meaning within the printing industry, versus "line spacing," which
may not have a consistent meaning. This issue is not a problem in
PageMaker or other page layout programs I am aware of.

If PageMaker has the functionality you desire, and Publisher does not, I
might suggest switching.

Perhaps I'm
asking too much of a program that really isn't designed for
professionals.

As much as I'd like it, Microsoft has no interest in turning Publisher into
a PageMaker killer, and so are unlikely to move away from consumer-level
features towards pro-level features.