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MS Office Forum / Word / Long Documents / November 2007Space Before and After
I have a document with lots of nested bulleted lists. These lists are created using List Bullet, List Bullet 2, etc. I am trying to automate some formatting such that the space before the first bullet and space after the last bullet is greater than the space between two adjacent bullets. I can do that with code as follows: Sub Test() Dim oPar As Word.Paragraph For Each oPar In ActiveDocument.Range.Paragraphs If oPar.Style = "List Bullet 2" Then If oPar.Previous.Style <> "List Bullet 2" Then oPar.SpaceBefore = 9 If oPar.Next.Style <> "List Bullet 2" Then oPar.SpaceAfter = 9 Else oPar.SpaceAfter = 3 End If End If Next oPar End Sub Is there some way to do this with Style formatting? I see in the Format>Paragraph>Indents Lines and Spacing Dialog an option to "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same sytle" but I do want to add a little space just not as much space as before and after the bullet group. Is there a better way?  SignatureGreg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. I totally support this request. The "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style" is ok, but as Greg said, I would like some space after within the same style as well as different for after the same group. I would prefer not to have a macro as the templates I will be sending out will be to people who may not be comfortable using such animals, ie sales staff ;-) Does anyone have any ideas. Many thanks DeanH > I have a document with lots of nested bulleted lists. These lists are > created using List Bullet, List Bullet 2, etc. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Is there a better way? I'd like to see this, too. I've used the "Don't add space" setting, but I'm much more likely to want, say, 3 points between list items and 6 or 12 after. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > I totally support this request. The "Don't add space between paragraphs of > the same style" is ok, but as Greg said, I would like some space after within [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > > Is there a better way? One trick I've used is to have a bit of additional space forced by the bullet. Say you want a big round bullet, you can use a smaller round bullet such as Alt+0149, and give it a larger font size than the text. That will force a space between the list paragraphs. You'll likely have to play with the position of the bullet a bit, too (say, lower it a point or two). If you prefer a square bullet, you can play with U+2584 ("lower half block"). The trick should also work with picture bullets, if you use a picture that is transparent or white at the top. Klaus > I'd like to see this, too. I've used the "Don't add space" setting, but I'm > much more likely to want, say, 3 points between list items and 6 or 12 > after. An interesting trick, worth remembering. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. One trick I've used is to have a bit of additional space forced by the bullet. Say you want a big round bullet, you can use a smaller round bullet such as Alt+0149, and give it a larger font size than the text. That will force a space between the list paragraphs. You'll likely have to play with the position of the bullet a bit, too (say, lower it a point or two). If you prefer a square bullet, you can play with U+2584 ("lower half block"). The trick should also work with picture bullets, if you use a picture that is transparent or white at the top. Klaus "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote: > I'd like to see this, too. I've used the "Don't add space" setting, but I'm > much more likely to want, say, 3 points between list items and 6 or 12 > after. Another way would be to forget about "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style", and achieve additional space above and below the list with a white paragraph border. Between list paragraphs, the border is automatically suppressed. But as you said, it would be better if there'd be a built-in solution. Klaus
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