New Line character in Word 2007

[John Austin]

I use VB script in a terminal emulation program to create Word documents
based on text stored on a mini-computer. I use ".Selection.TypeText
Text:=LetterText" to place text in the letter. CrLf in 'LetterText' becomes
New Paragraph in Word. My problem in Word 2007 is that inter-paragraph
spacing has been increased, so the name and address no longer fits in an
envelope window. I really need to use 'New Line' in Word (shift Enter) in
order for the address to print correctly. Is there a character compbination
that I can embed in 'LetterText' that will generate New Line rather than New
Paragraph in Word 2007? If not, how should I change the vb script to generate
New Lines between lines? The code must be backwards compatible as I have
users with old versions of Word.
I hope this makes sense!

 

[Chirag]

Try using Chr(11) instead of CrLf. That should get you Shift+Enter. Let me
know how it turns out for you.

- Chirag

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[John Austin]

Just the job - thank you very much!

I have only just started using Word 2007. When typing a name and address at
the top of a letter, having to use shift+enter after each line is a pain - I
guess I am missing something here.

 

[Michael DeBot]

Wow, this really helped me out too! Thanks for contributing!

Michael DeBot