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Is there a way to make triple spacing?

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bgarc...@officeformac.com

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Oct 12, 2009, 11:37:36 AM10/12/09
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Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Is there a way to make triple spacing? I have tried under formatting and styles, and there are only icons up to double line spacing. Is there a way to make a customization or something?

CyberTaz

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Oct 12, 2009, 6:13:43 PM10/12/09
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Line Spacing can be set to just about any value you wish, but you aren't
dealing with a typewriter any more. Single, 1.5 & double are throwbacks to
another era & triple spacing is very uncommon. However, if you want to do
something like that you need to do the math :-)

Line Spacing is actually predicated on the typesetting measurement called
"Leading" which -- for single spaced -- is most commonly 120% of the font
size being used, so triple spaced would be 360% of the font size. Enter that
value in the Line Spacing field in Format> Paragraph - Indents & Spacing
after selecting "At Least" from that list. [i.e., set the line spacing for
12 pt type to 36 pts., for 10 pt type 30 pts., etc.]

Also, this is a paragraph formatting attribute so as with all formatting it
is best applied by being a part of a custom Paragraph Style's definition
rather than applying it directly.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac


On 10/12/09 11:37 AM, in article 59b7e...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,

John McGhie

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Oct 12, 2009, 5:50:53 PM10/12/09
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Did you miss the drop-down that enables you to select "Multiple" :-)

Format>Style>Modify>Format>Paragraph>Line Spacing and choose "multiple"
then specify "3" (which just happens to be the default).

By the way: you need to close that stupid "Toolbox" or "Formatting Palette".
That's for kiddies doing school projects. If you want to get control of
Word, close it and use the menus: you will do a little more clicking but you
get to do anything you want...

The down-side, of course, is that in the menus Word makes the assumption
that you know what you are doing, which occasionally embarrasses me :-)

Cheers
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