How do I set up a 65-character line for a document line count?

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I need to set up a 65-character line, as I am now being paid per line based
on a 65-character line. Is there a standard method for this?
 
Bean said:
I need to set up a 65-character line, as I am now being paid per line based
on a 65-character line. Is there a standard method for this?
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Not since the 80s there hasn't been. Line length is meaningless with
propertional fonts.
Use a mono-spaced font (eg Courier), count across 65 characters, and set the
right margin.

Or, if you are writing more-or-less plain English, divide the word count by
6.5 -- "normal" written English averages 5 characters per word plus a space.
 
Set the font to Courier New, the font size to 12 pts, and the line length to
6.5" (i.e., 1" left and right margins).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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