Where is the Line Spacing call out

[murman]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Hi:

In Office V.X I had the option to call out line spaceing this way:

Format/Line Spacing/Line Spacing (lines or points)/Before Paragraph (lines or points)/After Paragraph (lines or points).

With 2008 I am going to Format/Paragraph/Spacing/Before (Points)/After (Points)

My problem is that my clients guidleines call for Line Spacing using Lines and I don't see that option anymore.

TIA for any advice.

 

[CyberTaz]

I'm a bit pressed or time so forgive me if I seem a bit terse but in a
nutshell it would be to everyone's advantage it you could find a diplomatic
way of convincing your client to update their guidelines.

That spec is based on an archaic concept adopted on the manual typewriter as
a "dumbed down" interpretation of Leading. It "worked" because typewriters
only provided one font size. Contemporary software works on the basis of
type*setting* as opposed to type*writing* which is more precise & makes the
distinction between "Line Spacing" [within a paragraph & predicated on font
size] and Paragraph Spacing [which separates paragraphs but doesn't effect
line spacing]. There is no actual measurement system based on "lines"
because line height is a variable.

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

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

I'm a bit pressed or time so forgive me if I seem a bit terse but in a
nutshell it would be to everyone's advantage it you could find a diplomatic
way of convincing your client to update their guidelines.

That spec is based on an archaic concept adopted on the manual typewriter as
a "dumbed down" interpretation of Leading. It "worked" because typewriters
only provided one font size. Contemporary software works on the basis of
type*setting* as opposed to type*writing* which is more precise & makes the
distinction between "Line Spacing" [within a paragraph & predicated on font
size] and Paragraph Spacing [which separates paragraphs but doesn't effect
line spacing]. There is no actual measurement system based on "lines"
because line height is a variable.

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

You're making me feel if I am now beyond old and have landed in the
archaic category! LOL

-Jim

 

[murman]

How do you think I feel!

(still say - why not offer a choice of points or lines since there's a lot of older templates, PPT, etc. out there, but I'm just being archaic). LOL

Murray

I'm a bit pressed or time so forgive me if I seem a bit terse but in a
nutshell it would be to everyone's advantage it you could find a diplomatic
way of convincing your client to update their guidelines.

That spec is based on an archaic concept adopted on the manual typewriter as
a "dumbed down" interpretation of Leading. It "worked" because typewriters
only provided one font size. Contemporary software works on the basis of
type*setting* as opposed to type*writing* which is more precise & makes the
distinction between "Line Spacing" [within a paragraph & predicated on font
size] and Paragraph Spacing [which separates paragraphs but doesn't effect
line spacing]. There is no actual measurement system based on "lines"
because line height is a variable.

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

You're making me feel if I am now beyond old and have landed in the
archaic category! LOL

-Jim

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

<http://www.agentjim.com/MVP/welcome.htm>

 

[CyberTaz]

You're making me feel if I am now beyond old and have landed in the

archaic category! LOL

-Jim

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

http://www.agentjim.com/MVP/welcome.htm

You give me too much credit - there are Other Powers that have caused that
;-)