Paragraph spacing, before and after

[njw]

I used to be able to specify the paragraph line spacing in the Before and
After box in increments of points, but now I only seem to have the option of
using lines. What happened?

 

[grammatim]

Go to the "Exactly" choice.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There is no "Exactly" setting for Before and After spacing.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Go to the "Exactly" choice.

 

[grammatim]

Sorry, that's the Line Spacing choice. In Before and After, there are
simply boxes for typing an exact number or choosing "Auto" or
increments of 6 pts.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Occasionally for a reason that I have not yet figured out, but it has only
occurred when using spacings other than the default increments, I have had
the same issue of a number being entered into the control being considered
as a number of lines. If you do enter for instance 3 pts that however will
be treated as 3 pts, no question about it.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Stefan Blom]

FWIW, the first time I noticed "lines" (or actually "line") as the unit of
measurement for spacing before/after was when I accessed the Paragraph
dialog box via the Find dialog box, I belive. I don't remember which
version, but I suspect it was Word 2000. Anyway, since then I always
explicitly specify a unit of measurement.