atw: Re: Paragraph spacing

  • From: Neil Maloney <maloneyn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:20:18 +1000

In Word 2003, if I have a few paras at 0pt before and 6pt below followed by 3pt before and 6 below, the spacing for the latter paras is greater.

But I have "Don't use HTML paragraph auto spacing" turned ON, that's the trick, via Tools – Options, Compatibility tab.
If I turn that setting OFF, then they are all the same ... but why turn it off when I'm not producing HTML via Word and I want the different before and after spacings I use to show in the document, for example to allow space after a table I use 10pt before and 12 after.

Neil.


On 16/07/2011 12:27 AM, bja wrote:

Hi Terry,

 

1st para = 3pt below

Next para = 6pt above

 

The greater value (6pt) is the space between paras and is therefore dominant over the 3pt value of the 1st para which becomes irrelevant.

 

Anne didn’t qualify her statement by stipulating which tool adds the two values (a tool I haven’t come across yet) so I’ll simply qualify my statement by saying this is the way it works in Word and FrameMaker.

 

Cheers,

 

Bruce

 


From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Terry Dowling
Sent: Friday, 15 July 2011 4:21 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Paragraph spacing

 

Hi Bruce,

 

Meant to ask before… What do you mean by dominant in the following?

 

Cheers,

Terry

 

 

From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bja
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 18:28
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Paragraph spacing

 

way the greater value is always the dominant one.

 

Cheers,

 

Bruce

 


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