I'm so confused

[Sandi]

I have used Word for years, and believe I once knew how to do this,
but am getting myself more confused, the more I try and the more I
read.
I am using Word 2000.
What I need to do it format my whole document so that there is a page
break after every 22 lines of text and each line is 33 characters
long.
I have done the length of the lines, by setting my margin, but other
then going through and counting each line and putting in a page break,
I can't figure it out. Considering I have to keep going back and
revising the text, this is a pain, because every time I add a couple
of lines of text in the middle somewhere, then I have to count and
move all of the page breaks, because they are still in the first place
I put them.
Does that make sense?
I hope someone can point me to some help. I need this format for many
lengthy writings. I would like to have a template or know how to do it
easier.
Thanks,
Sandi
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[garfield-n-odie]

What is the significance of the 22 lines and the 33 characters?

This is what I would do:
1. Click on File | Page Setup | Margins. Assuming you are using U.S.
letter-size paper, set the left and right margins to 2.6", and the top
and bottom margins to 1", and the bottom margin to 3.4".
2. Press Ctrl+A to select all of the text. Click on Format | Font |
Font tab | Font name: Courier New | Font size: 12 point.
3. Delete all of the manual page breaks you entered.

At this point, your page size should be 33 characters wide by 22 lines
tall. By choosing a monospaced font, you don't have to count the number
of characters on each line. All of your text should flow naturally from
one page to the next, so you can revise/add/subtract text all you want,
and the text will repaginate itself.

Does this solve the problem?

 

[Sandi]

What is the significance of the 22 lines and the 33 characters?

I am trying to make it match a booklet I already have, and this is
format of that booklet.

This is what I would do:
1. Click on File | Page Setup | Margins. Assuming you are using U.S.
letter-size paper, set the left and right margins to 2.6", and the top
and bottom margins to 1", and the bottom margin to 3.4".
2. Press Ctrl+A to select all of the text. Click on Format | Font |
Font tab | Font name: Courier New | Font size: 12 point.
3. Delete all of the manual page breaks you entered.

At this point, your page size should be 33 characters wide by 22 lines
tall. By choosing a monospaced font, you don't have to count the number
of characters on each line. All of your text should flow naturally from
one page to the next, so you can revise/add/subtract text all you want,
and the text will repaginate itself.

Does this solve the problem?

That sounds right, and seems like I may have done that before. Will
this have the text aligned on the left side of the paper or centered?
Going to go try it. Thanks very much, if it isn't exactly right, I
will play with it a little and see what happens.
Sandi

 

[Jezebel]

Is the booklet so well-formatted that this is a good objective?

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Hi, Sandi. I just noticed a typo in my reply. I meant to say that both
the top and bottom margins should be set to 3.4" (instead of bottom 1",
bottom 3.4") and the left and right margins should be set to 2.6".
These margins center the 33 character x 22 line text area on the page.
You can select paragraph alignment of left, center, right, or justified
as you prefer.

 

[Sandi]

Hi, Sandi. I just noticed a typo in my reply. I meant to say that both
the top and bottom margins should be set to 3.4" (instead of bottom 1",
bottom 3.4") and the left and right margins should be set to 2.6".
These margins center the 33 character x 22 line text area on the page.
You can select paragraph alignment of left, center, right, or justified
as you prefer.

Thanks, it worked great, I figured out the typo and adjusted
accordingly, then I did move the margin so it is on the left hand side
as I wanted.
As far as the usefullness of the format of the booklet. What I wanted
to do is type new text that would result in approximately the same
number as pages as the original booklet. I tried estimating word
count, but since there were several factors (half pages, "headings"
etc. that took up complete lines, but not complete sentences, I
trashed my first idea, and decided that if I copied the format (22
lines per page x 33 characters allowed per line) then I would be
getting an accurate page count for the same size booklet.
Whether that makes sense or not, thanks for the help.
Sandi