Re: Line length set by number of characters

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You can also set the ruler to character units in "Tools > Options > General".

But 10 characters of some monospaced fonts alsways seem to count as 6 character units, no matter what font size I set "Normal" to.

Maybe that's a bug? Or maybe I'm missing something?

Regards,
Klaus


"Daiya Mitchell" wrote:
> Make sure you are using a monospaced font like Courier, which means every
> character occupies the same width, and so 50 characters will always occupy
> the same length on a line, then you can see what the margin would need to
> be.
>
> You will have to make sure the text manipulation is always done in a
> monospaced or nonproportional font.
>
>
> On 6/20/05 9:07 AM, "JAS" wrote:
>
>> I have a data entry field in a main frame system that has a 50 character
>> maximum line length. The system does not spell check or word wrap. A story
>> of how a part broke must be entered into multiple lines.
>>
>> We would like to cut and paste to Word to modify the story and perform these
>> functions (spell check and word wrap) and then cut and paste back into the
>> main frame system.
>>
>> "Anne Troy" wrote:
>>
>>> The TNR characters aren't fixed width, so you'd get variable results. Often,
>>> when asking for help, it's best to state what you're trying to accomplish
>>> instead of working out your own method. I'll be somebody's done what you're
>>> doing before. :)
>>> *******************
>>> ~Anne Troy
>>>
>>> www.OfficeArticles.com
>>> www.MyExpertsOnline.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "JAS" <JAS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:0571E17D-A358-4913-827F-22B308EE30E5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Is it possible to set the line length in Word 2000 by the number of
>>>> characters in a line and not by inches? I am using Times New Roman text.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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