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    Why are the default paragraph settings set to 10pt. in WORD?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by akwit, Sep 20, 2009.

  1. akwit

    akwit Notebook Deity

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    Its quite annoying that after you finish a sentence and press enter, it jumps a whole line.

    How do I set the default to 0?
     
    akwit, Sep 20, 2009
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  2. akwit

    akwit Notebook Deity

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    Scratch that guys; found it in the drop down box for each option.

    Thanks anyways.
     
    akwit, Sep 20, 2009
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  3. olyteddy

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    Do you press enter on every sentance? That's usually only done at the end of a paragraph... :eek:
     
    olyteddy, Sep 20, 2009
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  4. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Its from the old habit in Word pre 2007 that you try to break a line manually via "Enter".
    That's the problem here.

    It takes time to get used to only use "Enter" for new paragraphs.
     
    DetlevCM, Sep 20, 2009
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  5. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Pre-2007?

    How about pre-1985......
     
    newsposter, Sep 21, 2009
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  6. Imperfect1

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    To delete that extra space between paragraphs, go to any MS Word page that uses the Normal template, and open the Ribbon: Select: Home, Styles, and right-click on Normal. This will open the Normal template’s settings screens. Select: Modify, to open the "Modify Style" page where you can change the font size, style, and similar types of settings.

    To change the spacing between the paragraphs, at the very bottom, click on Format, and select Paragraph. Go into the "Paragraph" options, and set spacing in the two boxes so that there is 0 pt spacing before and after paragraph. Also, most importantly, check the box that says: "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style."

    To make your changes the DEFAULT setting for all Normal Template docs, be sure to go to bottom of the main Modify Style page to check: APPLY TO ALL DOCUMENTS.
     
    Imperfect1, Sep 21, 2009
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  7. EnterKnight

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    Yup, I use a custom NORMAL with my font of choice et cetera.
     
    EnterKnight, Sep 21, 2009
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  8. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    I think even before then, word wrap existed........
     
    surfasb, Sep 21, 2009
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