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spike
Hello,
I've previously posted this request.
Original Question:
I can't figure out how to get Word to allow for more than about 22
lines of text. With so few lines it makes it look as thought this
189,000 word manuscript is some giant book. It's not. Is there a
way
to iincrease the number of lines permitted on every page?
A response:
To answer your second question I need to make a statement that sounds
very 
peculiar: "Word has no such concept as "Pages" or "Lines" in
its 
documents."
Word simply starts at the top of the file and piles characters one
after the 
other until it hits the edge of the paper. It then starts
piling characters 
on the next line. And so on until the text spills
off the end of the paper.
Then it issues a New Sheet command to the printer, and starts piling
up 
characters again.
So you can have as many lines as you like on a "page". But first you
need 
to use File>Page Setup to tell Word which printer you are going
to use and 
how big the bits of paper are that are loaded in the
printer. (Get this 
right, or you'll get embarrassment... If you don't
KNOW what's in the 
printer, save yourself the mortal embarrassmentof
printing a 1,000 pages of 
rubbish by going to LOOK...)
Then you need to use Format>Document to tell Word how big to make the
margins around the print image. Few printers will print closer than 1
cm 
from the edge of the sheet (half an inch in the old money) and
most sheets 
of paper look weird if you use a margin less than 2.5 cm
(one inch to the 
grey of beard...)
Now, use Format>Style>Font... To tell Word how big to make the
characters in 
each of the Heading and body text paragraphs.
Then use Format>Style>Paragraph... To tell Word how high to make each
line 
(hint: Choose "Single" and Word will work it out for you...)
You may also specify space above and below each paragraph if you
wish.
Then remove your direct formatting (Ed>Clear>Clear Formats) and apply
the 
styles you just customised.
Word will then place "as many lines as will fit" on each page
automatically 
for you.
I have told you to do this using styles because you're talking about
a 
"Book". If you have less than 20-odd pages, you could do this with
direct 
formatting by using Format>Font and Format Paragraph instead.
But I 
wouldn't: you would have to fiddle with each paragraph, which
takes ages. 
By setting the parameters in the styles you are using,
you adjust the whole 
document at once.
------------------------------
-----------------------------
I followed the above mentioned instructions. Easy to follow until I
got to the following line:
Then remove your direct formatting (Ed>Clear>Clear Formats) and apply
the 
styles you just customised.
I'm not clear on how to follow the second step in the above mentioned
instruction set.
I've not been able to get Word 2004 Mac to display more than 22
lines. I've converted it to Adobe InDesign CS2 and then to PDF, but
this messes up the toc and index. the simple solution to my original
issue is simply FIND A WAY TO GET WORD 2004 MAC TO RECORD MORE THAN 22
LINES (I NEED 44 LINES PER PAGE SO AS TO EMULATE THE FINAL PRODUCT. I
HOPE IT CAN BE DONE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE TOC AND IDNEX DOESN'T
GET MESSED UP.
THANKS FOR ANY HELP!
CURT
I've previously posted this request.
Original Question:
I can't figure out how to get Word to allow for more than about 22
lines of text. With so few lines it makes it look as thought this
189,000 word manuscript is some giant book. It's not. Is there a
way
to iincrease the number of lines permitted on every page?
A response:
To answer your second question I need to make a statement that sounds
very 
peculiar: "Word has no such concept as "Pages" or "Lines" in
its 
documents."
Word simply starts at the top of the file and piles characters one
after the 
other until it hits the edge of the paper. It then starts
piling characters 
on the next line. And so on until the text spills
off the end of the paper.
Then it issues a New Sheet command to the printer, and starts piling
up 
characters again.
So you can have as many lines as you like on a "page". But first you
need 
to use File>Page Setup to tell Word which printer you are going
to use and 
how big the bits of paper are that are loaded in the
printer. (Get this 
right, or you'll get embarrassment... If you don't
KNOW what's in the 
printer, save yourself the mortal embarrassmentof
printing a 1,000 pages of 
rubbish by going to LOOK...)
Then you need to use Format>Document to tell Word how big to make the
margins around the print image. Few printers will print closer than 1
cm 
from the edge of the sheet (half an inch in the old money) and
most sheets 
of paper look weird if you use a margin less than 2.5 cm
(one inch to the 
grey of beard...)
Now, use Format>Style>Font... To tell Word how big to make the
characters in 
each of the Heading and body text paragraphs.
Then use Format>Style>Paragraph... To tell Word how high to make each
line 
(hint: Choose "Single" and Word will work it out for you...)
You may also specify space above and below each paragraph if you
wish.
Then remove your direct formatting (Ed>Clear>Clear Formats) and apply
the 
styles you just customised.
Word will then place "as many lines as will fit" on each page
automatically 
for you.
I have told you to do this using styles because you're talking about
a 
"Book". If you have less than 20-odd pages, you could do this with
direct 
formatting by using Format>Font and Format Paragraph instead.
But I 
wouldn't: you would have to fiddle with each paragraph, which
takes ages. 
By setting the parameters in the styles you are using,
you adjust the whole 
document at once.
------------------------------
-----------------------------
I followed the above mentioned instructions. Easy to follow until I
got to the following line:
Then remove your direct formatting (Ed>Clear>Clear Formats) and apply
the 
styles you just customised.
I'm not clear on how to follow the second step in the above mentioned
instruction set.
I've not been able to get Word 2004 Mac to display more than 22
lines. I've converted it to Adobe InDesign CS2 and then to PDF, but
this messes up the toc and index. the simple solution to my original
issue is simply FIND A WAY TO GET WORD 2004 MAC TO RECORD MORE THAN 22
LINES (I NEED 44 LINES PER PAGE SO AS TO EMULATE THE FINAL PRODUCT. I
HOPE IT CAN BE DONE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE TOC AND IDNEX DOESN'T
GET MESSED UP.
THANKS FOR ANY HELP!
CURT
