saving as "web page"

[notknott]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

when i save a word.doc as "web page" it changes my line-spacing from single to double,

and it won't let me change it back to single!

if you can help, please

 

[John McGhie]

No, it's not changing your line spacing, it's honouring your blank
paragraphs.

In HTML, each paragraph has spacing before and after (depending on your
style sheet).

If you use blank lines for paragraph spacing in Word, Word suppresses the
space above and below in the document. They get assigned extra space in
HTML.

Hope that's it... Try removing the blank lines and see if that fixes it.

Cheers

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

when i save a word.doc as "web page" it changes my line-spacing from single to
double,

and it won't let me change it back to single!

if you can help, please

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[notknott]

i'm sorry, but i don't understand——

"blank spaces"? "blank lines"? "blank paragraphs"

Where are the blank spaces or blank lines?

are they in the text? when i hit "return" at the
end of a line (i'm printing poetry, so the linebreaks are not even),

can't see any blank space between the lines——

you tell me to "try removing the blank lines" but i don't understand how to do that, i don't know where the blank lines are, nor how to remove them——

i'm sorry, can you please help me again

 

[John McGhie]

When you hit "Return" at the end of a line, you are creating a "New
Paragraph", not a "New Line".

A "Paragraph" has around 250 formatting properties, of which Space Above,
Space Below, and Line Height are currently causing you grief.

Use "Shift + Enter" if you want a "new line". That will not bring in any
extra formatting properties. Which makes each verse into a paragraph. Hit
Enter only at the end of the verse where you want the space.

Cheers

i'm sorry, but i don't understand——

"blank spaces"? "blank lines"? "blank paragraphs"

Where are the blank spaces or blank lines?

are they in the text? when i hit "return" at the
end of a line (i'm printing poetry, so the linebreaks are not even),

can't see any blank space between the lines——

you tell me to "try removing the blank lines" but i don't understand how to do
that, i don't know where the blank lines are, nor how to remove them——

i'm sorry, can you please help me again

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[Clive Huggan]

When you hit "Return" at the end of a line, you are creating a "New
Paragraph", not a "New Line".

A "Paragraph" has around 250 formatting properties, of which Space Above,
Space Below, and Line Height are currently causing you grief.

Use "Shift + Enter" if you want a "new line".

Or Shift-Return on the Mac. ;-)

That will not bring in any
extra formatting properties. Which makes each verse into a paragraph. Hit
Enter only at the end of the verse where you want the space.

Ditto (Return).

Enough of this PC-talk, John!

Yours in pedantry,
CH
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[Phillip Jones, C.E.T.]

Could they instead of hitting <return> hit Shift <return> instead?

When you hit "Return" at the end of a line, you are creating a "New
Paragraph", not a "New Line".

A "Paragraph" has around 250 formatting properties, of which Space Above,
Space Below, and Line Height are currently causing you grief.

Use "Shift + Enter" if you want a "new line". That will not bring in any
extra formatting properties. Which makes each verse into a paragraph. Hit
Enter only at the end of the verse where you want the space.

Cheers

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[John McGhie]

Lay off, you two!! It's marked as "enter" on this (modern!) Mac

Could they instead of hitting <return> hit Shift <return> instead?

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[notknott]

okay, thanks—— i will "shift-enter" my linebreaks from now on when i type verse——

but for now i have several booklength files of poems
which i can't go back and re-type line by line——

is there some way i can remove the paragraph breaks
in these latter docs?

or if not, is there some way i can transfer my word docs to my blogsite without losing the italic formatting?

 

[Phillip Jones, C.E.T.]

Okay, Okay, <shift> enter.

actually mu MacAlley iKey keyboard has both Return which on the right
side or where the numbers/letters/and punctuation marks but an enter key
at the bottom right of the numerical keypad

It also has the four arrow keys the a cluster of 6 keys help, home, Page
up, del, end, page down the above the letters and number section has an
esc key F1-15 and has lights for num lock, caps lock, and scroll lock

F13 double as Print Screen, f14 doubles as Scroll lock, and f15 doubles
as Pause.

Lay off, you two!! It's marked as "enter" on this (modern!) Mac

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[Phillip Jones, C.E.T.]

yes. and other here may not know I am that smart <grin>

click on the button that looks like a Paragraph mark

next replace one of the lines with the shift enter.

then go to Find and replace

next start at the very beginning and copy the Paragraph Character Mark
for a plain return

paste in the window for find.

then copy the shift return mark and paste in replace box. now do a find
next and hit replace. if you want some control over what areas you want
together and what lines you want as a Group. if you want convert
everything just hit replace all.

might take a few minutes if a big document but it beats the heck out
doing the whole thing manually.

if your using 2008 use the format painter with the paragraph mark menu on.

first change one line to shift return(enter). then click on format
painter and double click on the shift return marker.

now go to next mark you want chaged highlight and click repeat as many
times as needed.

if for some reason you get out format painter by accident just repeat
the procedure.

okay, thanks—— i will "shift-enter" my linebreaks from now on when i type verse——

but for now i have several booklength files of poems
which i can't go back and re-type line by line——

is there some way i can remove the paragraph breaks
in these latter docs?

or if not, is there some way i can transfer my word docs to my blogsite without losing the italic formatting?

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If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! http://www.vpea.org
http://www.phillipmjones.net
G4-500 Mac 1.5 GB RAM OSX.3.9 G4-1.67 GB PowerBook 17" 2GB RAM OSX.4.11
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[CyberTaz]

Use Edit> Replace. In the Find what box type: ^p and in the Replace With box
type: ^l [that's a lower case L]... You can also "double-up" if you want to
replace ^p^p with ^p or ^l, for example. But I'd take the time to view each
potential replacement in context rather than Replace All unless you're sure.

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