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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / May 2006Inconsistent spacing between paragraphs in different documents
I use Word 2003. Document A was created with a template. Document B was created by someone else but I attached my template to Document B using Tools > Templates and Add Ins All my styles from the template are available in Doc B. For paragraphs, I use a style called Body. It has 3 pt spacing before and 3 pt after the paragraph. The problem is that the BODY paragraphs look different in both documents. Specifically, the space between two BODY paragraphs is not the same in both docs even though they both say 3pt before and after in the Paragraph specs. I hope this is clear. It is very strange. Doc B looks like there is less space between paragraphs that Doc A has. I'd love to send a screen shot comparing the two docs. I am suspecting a template issue Thank you In the Compatibility Options, make sure that "Don't use HTML auto paragraph spacing" is checked. The effect of auto paragraph spacing is to suppress the lesser of Space Before/After when they meet. That is, with this item checked, 12 + 6 = 18; without it, 12 + 6 = 12.  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 use Word 2003. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thank you That fixed it. Brilliant. but it doesn't explain why document A doesn't have the problem and it had "Don't use HTML auto paragraph spacing" checked. I'm a unclear as to how to use Word versions in that screen. Do I pick the version of word that I'm using or the version of word the file was created in? Oh well. I'll sleep on it. Thank you very much. > In the Compatibility Options, make sure that "Don't use HTML auto paragraph > spacing" is checked. The effect of auto paragraph spacing is to suppress the [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > > Thank you By default, an existing document will show either "Custom" or the version it was created in. If you want it to be compatible to the current version, you can change the setting, but this may affect document formatting. It helps to observe what options are checked when you select various previous versions; this shows you what features were changed between versions. 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. > That fixed it. Brilliant. but it doesn't explain why document A doesn't have > the problem and it had "Don't use HTML auto paragraph spacing" checked. I'm a [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > > > > > Thank you Compare the settings in the two documents in the Tools > Options > Compatibility dialog. It sounds like the "Don't use HTML paragraph auto spacing" option may be set differently. The description of this option at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=288792 is: "Don't use HTML paragraph auto spacing: This option has two functions: . If you have Auto set for Paragraph Spacing Before/After, and you turn this option on, Word adjusts Paragraph Spacing Before/After to 5 pt. . With this option turned off (default setting), Word sets the spacing between paragraphs to the larger of Paragraph Spacing Before/After. With this option turned on, Word uses both values of Paragraph Spacing Before/After between paragraphs. This is the same functionality as in earlier versions of Word. " SignatureRegards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > I use Word 2003. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thank you The option was set the same in both files: i.e., unchecked. When I checked the option in Documen B, the problem went away. I'm confused as to how to use Word versions in that screen. Do I pick the version of word that I'm using or the version of word the file was created in? I'll have to read the article you referenced. Thank you very much. > Compare the settings in the two documents in the Tools > Options > > Compatibility dialog. It sounds like the "Don't use HTML paragraph auto [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > > > Thank you |
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