oh yes..and to comment on this post..i personally cannot stand ..eg..a three subject line in a letter that is all underlined..pass on why..perhaps the way I was taught...or because I consider it as "threatening"...and even "rude"...I have had letters addressed to me in capitals..and I consider that was more than rude..and have worked in place where they have systems set up to address people as "Mr & Mrs"...again...i think "&" is soooo rude/impolite..its not quicker ...and manners still mean a heckuvlot these days.. I am a self employed legal secretary..but none of my "old fashioned" values has failed me yet...<BG>! ----- Original Message ----- From: "James S. Huggins (MSO)" <MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: 07 December 2002 02:52 Subject: [mso] Re: Jagged underlines (was Footer in Word 2002) ========================= Hi Janet. The bible in this area is Strunk's Elements of Style. What's right and wrong always seems to change, so you need to keep uptodate on what's what....like Dian said, underlines are no longer used much...and the double space after a period is no longer correct either (tho that's one's a habit I'm having a REAL problem adapting to....my finger just wants to hit the dang spacebar twice after a period.) oops...see? I did it again LOL Anyway, here's a link to Strunk's. Unless Dian knows better, I believe this is still considered the last word in styling documents: http://www.bartleby.com/141/ ======================== But, if I recall correctly (and it has been FOREVER), Strunk focused more on the style of language and punctuation as opposed to the style of typography. I still remember "omit needless words", but does Strunk address ANYTHING about typography? BTW, the two spaces after a period are the results of TYPEWRITERS and not TYPESETTING. Typewriters were monospace devices. Since a monospace period takes the same space as a capital W, more separation is needed. But you are probably reading this in a proportional font. And your computer may even kern letters. So, today, only one space is needed, because, crude as it is, today's computers render type closer to typesetting (unless, of course, you are using a monospace font). Two spaces were never used in typesetting, only in typewriting. But it is a habit that is devilish to stop. (I know.) James S. Huggins ... ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************