Line spacing in Pub 02

[BYW]

I'm working with Pub 02, using just the basic fonts (serif and san serif), regular font size (10), for all my text, and only single-line spacing throughout. And yet, when I post, the lines appear too close together - it's just noticeable enough to look annoying. If I skip a line (e.g. between paragraphs) the spacing looks great, but I can't just keep skipping lines all the time. Any advice? Thanks!

 

[David Bartosik MSFT MVP]

Are you applying any kind of paragraph formatting to the text box? Such as spacing etc.? With a web publication you just draw the text box type the text and select a font and font size. That's it. If you get into the print publication formatting stuff it won't work in the web output. You have a url to post for review?
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[BYW]

I don't believe I'm applying any kind of special formatting to the text box. Here's a really (embarrassingly) simple example of a case where I literally just drew the text box, typed the text and selected a font and font size:

http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~bwolfson

If you take a look at it, note how "squeezed" the address information is as opposed to how normal the spacing looks like when I skip a line. Thanks in advance for taking a look at it!

 

[analog]

Looks pretty dern good to me.

I don't believe I'm applying any kind of special formatting to the text box. Here's a really (embarrassingly) simple example of a case where I literally just drew the text box, typed the text and selected a font and font size:

http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~bwolfson

If you take a look at it, note how "squeezed" the address information is as opposed to how normal the spacing looks like when I skip a line. Thanks in advance for taking a look at it!

 

[Blair]

Hi,
Yes, your address info is jammed up. I always found Publisher 02 did the
same with my text and invariably I would do a Format>Line Spacing and set it
at 1.25. That made it look much nicer.

FWIW I"ve changed to Serif PagePlus9 and it makes a much sweeter job of
laying text out on a webpage and it has many other advantages for making web
pages over Publisher.
Blair

Looks pretty dern good to me.

box. Here's a really (embarrassingly) simple example of a case where I
literally just drew the text box, typed the text and selected a font and
font size:as opposed to how normal the spacing looks like when I skip a line. Thanks
in advance for taking a look at it!as spacing etc.? With a web publication you just draw the text box type the
text and select a font and font size. That's it. If you get into the print
publication formatting stuff it won't work in the web output. You have a url
to post for review?serif), regular font size (10), for all my text, and only single-line
spacing throughout. And yet, when I post, the lines appear too close
together - it's just noticeable enough to look annoying. If I skip a line
(e.g. between paragraphs) the spacing looks great, but I can't just keep
skipping lines all the time. Any advice? Thanks!

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MSFT MVP]]

Hi Blair ([email protected]),
in the newsgroups
you posted:

"FWIW I"ve changed to Serif PagePlus9 and it makes a much sweeter job of
laying text out on a webpage and it has many other advantages for making web
pages over Publisher."

Can you elaborate?
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[Brian Kvalheim - [MSFT MVP]]

Hi BYW ([email protected]),
in the newsgroups
you posted:

|| I don't believe I'm applying any kind of special formatting to the
|| text box. Here's a really (embarrassingly) simple example of a case
|| where I literally just drew the text box, typed the text and
|| selected a font and font size:
||
|| http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~bwolfson

It looks good on my end. I am using IE 6 and Opera 7.
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[Blair]

Brian,
My comparison is between Pub02 and PagePlus9. The biggest advantage in using
PP9 for websites is that you can use the master page without any of the
problems which crop up if you try doing that in Pub. Pub also allots
numbers to images using some unfathomable system, but PP will accept and
retain the file names of inserted images. That's a huge advantage if you are
trying to keep track of a lot of images and means you don't have to upload
the whole site every time you make a change.

PP's files are smaller and the html code is much more compact and easier to
follow if you like to see what is being coded. Pub code is legendary for
being long and involved.

I am still getting to grips with PP but I'm finding it easier to work with
generally and where I have the option it is my first choice. Having said
that, on discovering some features in PP I have later discovered that Pub
has the same feature, but hidden away in some obscure place!.

David A is the prophet for PagePlus - perhaps he can give you some more
advice on comparisons.

Blair.

 

[Blair]

Brian,
and I forgot to mention one of the nicest things about PagePlus9 is that it
produces PDF output which is always faultless.
How long must we wait for Publisher to have that facility?
Blair

 

[David Bartosik MS MVP]

umm, what's that saying about freezing over?

David

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MSFT MVP]]

Hi Blair ([email protected]),
in the newsgroups
you posted:

|| My comparison is between Pub02 and PagePlus9. The biggest advantage
|| in using PP9 for websites is that you can use the master page
|| without any of the problems which crop up if you try doing that in
|| Pub.

True.

|| Pub also allots numbers to images using some unfathomable
|| system, but PP will accept and retain the file names of inserted
|| images. That's a huge advantage if you are trying to keep track of a
|| lot of images and means you don't have to upload the whole site
|| every time you make a change.

Also true.

|| PP's files are smaller and the html code is much more compact and
|| easier to follow if you like to see what is being coded. Pub code
|| is legendary for being long and involved.

While I agree this is the case with Publisher 2002 PRE service packs and the
current Publisher 2003, I saw similar file sizes and coding with Publisher
2000 and older and the patched Publisher 2002.

|| David A is the prophet for PagePlus - perhaps he can give you some
|| more advice on comparisons.

I have been using PagePlus for many years, but not in the web area, so your
information was detailed and good to know. As for the DTP end, I am very
familiar with PagePlus abilities.
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[Brian Kvalheim - [MSFT MVP]]

Hi Blair ([email protected]),
in the newsgroups
you posted:

|| Brian,
|| and I forgot to mention one of the nicest things about PagePlus9 is
|| that it produces PDF output which is always faultless.
|| How long must we wait for Publisher to have that facility?

As David said, NEVER will happen . Hold your breath, but you better be
able to hold it until the end of eternity
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Microsoft Publisher MVP
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