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Windows 8 – WordPad: Disable Spacing After Paragraphs

16 Oct

Prevent WordPad from adding extra space after paragraphs that might cause problems when exporting to .TXT format.

By default, when writing documents in WordPad in Windows 8, an extra 10 pt of spacing is added after each paragraph for stylistic reasons. This way one does not have to press Enter twice after the end of each paragraph for space to appear between.

There may be times, however, where you find this behavior annoying. Perhaps you are writing a document in WordPad and need to save a copy in .TXT format. In this case, your paragraphs will appear one line after the next, without any spacing, because this 10pt of spacing is not converted to a line break. Or maybe you edit all of your text documents in WordPad because you like the zoom features or ability to quickly change the font via the Ribbon. Likewise, your text documents will not have the added spacing and may not look as intended….

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Microsoft Word 2010 – Make Paragraphs Stand Out with Drop Caps

30 Oct

Drop Caps can make the first paragraph of a chapter or document section stand out, and they are easy to make and customize.

Many books and other documents incorporate the use of an initial at the start of a chapter or section; this is a stylized first letter that stands out from the rest of the text.

With Microsoft Word 2010 you can easily add an initial to the left of a paragraph, as well as a drop cap, an initial in-line with the text (see the screenshot to the right for an example). …

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