Line spacing in Notebook view

[aitch]

When i type in Notebook view, every line of type comes out on the
middle of the blue line instead of between the lines. I have tried
changing the format of the lines and the type but it doesn't make any
difference. I know i could change it so i don't see the lines, but
first i wanted to see whether any of you helpful people know how i can
fix it.

I just want to type between the lines in the same way that i would
write between the lines with a pen in a notebook.

Thanks,
Aitch

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

hi--

If I change to 20pt, I see this. Also, it doesn't align very well when
the text is double-spaced.

What font, what font size, what's the line spacing, and what exact
version of Word and OS are you running?

Does this happen in all documents or just 1 or 2? What if you create a
brand new document in Notebook Layout?

Can you quit Word, hold down shift as you relaunch it, and tell us
whether the problem still exists?

Daiya

 

[CyberTaz]

I don't use the Notebook much, so this is just a quick analysis, but it
appears that in Notebook View you have two settings that influence this:
Font Size and Distance. This second setting is part of the Rule Lines
section of the Formatting Palette.

If the Distance value is set to anything *less* than 125% of the Font Size
the problem will occur. It doesn't appear that the Distance value is tied to
the Font Size - IOW, changing font size doesn't increase/decrease Distance,
it has to be adjusted directly.

Also, when in that view there doesn't seem to be any other way to control
Line Spacing - there is no access to Paragraph Formatting features at all...
I assume this is because "notes" are not considered something to be entered
(_typically_) in para form.

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

 

[aitch]

Daiya,

I'm running Word 2004 11.3 on Mac OS 10.3.9. I relaunched holding
Shift as you suggested and sure enough on opening a new doc in
Notebook Layout, the words fell between the lines as i wanted. So
thank you for that! I tried in various different fonts: American
Typewriter, Arial, Verdana.

If i then change the distance to, say, 16, it goes wrong again. But
that's ok. I just won't do that.

Thanks to you and CyberTaz for your input. I'm interested in why this
layout has so many limitations. I started using it after giving up on
a program called Notebook because it wasn't quite right and much of
what i needed seemed to be available in Word. But i have now realised
that each page is a tab and each tab is a page - i can't have a tab
that goes on for several pages. And that's disappointing and nothing
like a 'real' tabbed notebook IRL. Well, that's another discussion.

Aitch

 

[CyberTaz]

Hello Again, Aitch -

<snip>

I'm interested in why this layout has so many limitations.

<snip>

Keep in mind that this is the "first incarnation" of Notebook View. I don't
pretend to have any idea whether it will even be retained in 2008, but if it
is I'm certain it will incorporate a number of new features/improvements

But i have now realised that each page is a tab and each tab is a page - i

can't have a tab that goes on for several pages.
<snip>

Not true - simply keep typing at the bottom of the "page" and the page in
that tab/section will continue to scroll on and on for as far as you wish.
IOW, each Tab (section) can contain as may pages as necessary based on
volume of content. I think you're looking for separately displayed
"flipable" pages & that ain't gonna happen. Nor do you see any visible
indication of Page Breaks while you're in Notebook Layout [pity] other than
on the Status Bar... But *pages* aren't a part of Word's file structure in
the first place.

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

 

[aitch]

simply keep typing at the bottom of the "page" and the page in
that tab/section will continue to scroll on and on for as far as you wish.
IOW, each Tab (section) can contain as may pages as necessary based on
volume of content.

Yes, i realised after i posted that it sounded like i didn't know
that!

I think you're looking for separately displayed
"flipable" pages & that ain't gonna happen.

Yes, i have seen it in an app called Notebook and i liked it. I want
to write long notes and series of notes under each topic / tab. It
probably shouldn't matter whether it looks like one page or three...
but it does to me.

Nor do you see any visible
indication of Page Breaks while you're in Notebook Layout [pity] other than
on the Status Bar... But *pages* aren't a part of Word's file structure in
the first place.

I guess this is all about the difference between seeing page breaks
and not. It's about knowing where one is in the document as if it were
a hard copy.

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

Thanks for the help,
Helen