diff. margin for each line

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Doug Mitchell

Dear Group,

My son wants to make a reusable template in Word in when complete would
resemble a triangle. Is there a way to setup a different margin on *each*
line?

Thanks for your experience.
 
Doug,
He will have to use indents, margins are a page/document setting, different
margins can only be achieved by inserting a new section.
To indent use the markers on the ruler, or use Format - paragraph.
Luc
 
Thanks for the reply.

Will indents achieve the correct spacing on the right side of the
'triangle'?

--
Doug

Luc said:
Doug,
He will have to use indents, margins are a page/document setting, different
margins can only be achieved by inserting a new section.
To indent use the markers on the ruler, or use Format - paragraph.
Luc
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He'd have to set indents both left and right, and each line would have to be
a separate paragraph, each with its own indents.

Another way to approach this problem, which allows text to wrap naturally,
is to create two triangular AutoShapes (with no line and no fill) to bracket
the text area. Format their wrapping as Tight.

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

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Doug Mitchell said:
Thanks for the reply.

Will indents achieve the correct spacing on the right side of the
'triangle'?
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Doug

This is a VERY strange request. Would you tell us the purpose of the
Triangle? Is it to wrap text around a triangular shape or is it to please
text inside a Triangular shape? Also, which version of Word?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

: Dear Group,
:
: My son wants to make a reusable template in Word in when complete would
: resemble a triangle. Is there a way to setup a different margin on *each*
: line?
:
: Thanks for your experience.
:
: --
: D. Mitchell
:
:
 
TF said:
Doug

This is a VERY strange request. Would you tell us the purpose of the
Triangle? Is it to wrap text around a triangular shape or is it to please
text inside a Triangular shape? Also, which version of Word?
Click to expand...

Thanks for the interest Terrry. He wants to please text *inside* a
triangular shape. (Word 2002)

Doug
 
Another way to approach this problem, which allows text to wrap naturally,
is to create two triangular AutoShapes (with no line and no fill) to bracket
the text area. Format their wrapping as Tight.
Click to expand...


I appreciate your help. Can you explain why we need *two* triangles?

Doug
 
In that case, Suzanne's solution above is the best way. You need to end each
line of text with a paragraph mark (not allow automatic wrapping), set to
Justified and adjust each paragraph with gradually increasing Left and Right
indents (or start decreasing, depending on which way up you want the
triangle).

In 2003 there is a better way but...

Terry

: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > Doug
: >
: > This is a VERY strange request. Would you tell us the purpose of the
: > Triangle? Is it to wrap text around a triangular shape or is it to
please
: > text inside a Triangular shape? Also, which version of Word?
:
: Thanks for the interest Terrry. He wants to please text *inside* a
: triangular shape. (Word 2002)
:
: Doug
:
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > http://word.mvps.org/
: >
: > : > : Dear Group,
: > :
: > : My son wants to make a reusable template in Word in when complete
would
: > : resemble a triangle. Is there a way to setup a different margin on
: *each*
: > : line?
: > :
: > : Thanks for your experience.
: > :
: > : --
: > : D. Mitchell
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
 
One for each side. You're not putting the text *in* the triangle but between
them. When you add text to an AutoShape, it doesn't take the shape of the
AutoShape; it remains rectangular. So if you want text in the conventional
inverted pyramid, you would use two right triangles, each with the
hypotenuse facing the center. If you want the text in an upright isosceles
triangle, then you need to invert the right triangles so that their bases
are at the top.

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

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What is the better way in Word 2003?

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

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You can insert the Pyramid Diagram (from the Diagram Gallery on the Drawing
Toolbar). You then add sufficient lines, so that each section of pyramid
becomes just about one line (of text) high. Remove the Fill and Line
formatting from the Pyramid so that it becomes 'hidden' and hey presto! Add
you're justified text line by line and what you have looks like pyramid of
text. Works either way up too.

Terry


: What is the better way in Word 2003?
:
: --
: Suzanne S. Barnhill
: Microsoft MVP (Word)
: Words into Type
: Fairhope, Alabama USA
:
: Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
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: all may benefit.
:
: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > In that case, Suzanne's solution above is the best way. You need to end
: each
: > line of text with a paragraph mark (not allow automatic wrapping), set
to
: > Justified and adjust each paragraph with gradually increasing Left and
: Right
: > indents (or start decreasing, depending on which way up you want the
: > triangle).
: >
: > In 2003 there is a better way but...
: >
: > Terry
: >
: > : > : "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: > : : > : > Doug
: > : >
: > : > This is a VERY strange request. Would you tell us the purpose of the
: > : > Triangle? Is it to wrap text around a triangular shape or is it to
: > please
: > : > text inside a Triangular shape? Also, which version of Word?
: > :
: > : Thanks for the interest Terrry. He wants to please text *inside* a
: > : triangular shape. (Word 2002)
: > :
: > : Doug
: > :
: > : > --
: > : > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > : > http://word.mvps.org/
: > : >
: > : > : > : > : Dear Group,
: > : > :
: > : > : My son wants to make a reusable template in Word in when complete
: > would
: > : > : resemble a triangle. Is there a way to setup a different margin on
: > : *each*
: > : > : line?
: > : > :
: > : > : Thanks for your experience.
: > : > :
: > : > : --
: > : > : D. Mitchell
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
 
Goodness! What a lot of work! And since each line of text still has to be an
entity (you can't wrap and flow text in the diagram), you haven't really
gained anything over using paragraph indents or just centering the paragraph
and using line breaks.

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

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It looks prettier!


: Goodness! What a lot of work! And since each line of text still has to be
an
: entity (you can't wrap and flow text in the diagram), you haven't really
: gained anything over using paragraph indents or just centering the
paragraph
: and using line breaks.
:
: --
: Suzanne S. Barnhill
: Microsoft MVP (Word)
: Words into Type
: Fairhope, Alabama USA
:
: Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
: all may benefit.
:
: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > You can insert the Pyramid Diagram (from the Diagram Gallery on the
: Drawing
: > Toolbar). You then add sufficient lines, so that each section of pyramid
: > becomes just about one line (of text) high. Remove the Fill and Line
: > formatting from the Pyramid so that it becomes 'hidden' and hey presto!
: Add
: > you're justified text line by line and what you have looks like pyramid
of
: > text. Works either way up too.
: >
: > Terry
: >
: >
: > : > : What is the better way in Word 2003?
: > :
: > : --
: > : Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : Words into Type
: > : Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > :
: > : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: newsgroup
: > so
: > : all may benefit.
: > :
: > : "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: > : : > : > In that case, Suzanne's solution above is the best way. You need to
: end
: > : each
: > : > line of text with a paragraph mark (not allow automatic wrapping),
set
: > to
: > : > Justified and adjust each paragraph with gradually increasing Left
and
: > : Right
: > : > indents (or start decreasing, depending on which way up you want the
: > : > triangle).
: > : >
: > : > In 2003 there is a better way but...
: > : >
: > : > Terry
: > : >
: > : > : > : > : "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: > : > : : > : > : > Doug
: > : > : >
: > : > : > This is a VERY strange request. Would you tell us the purpose of
: the
: > : > : > Triangle? Is it to wrap text around a triangular shape or is it
to
: > : > please
: > : > : > text inside a Triangular shape? Also, which version of Word?
: > : > :
: > : > : Thanks for the interest Terrry. He wants to please text *inside* a
: > : > : triangular shape. (Word 2002)
: > : > :
: > : > : Doug
: > : > :
: > : > : > --
: > : > : > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > : > : > http://word.mvps.org/
: > : > : >
: > : > : > : > : > : > : Dear Group,
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : My son wants to make a reusable template in Word in when
: complete
: > : > would
: > : > : > : resemble a triangle. Is there a way to setup a different
margin
: on
: > : > : *each*
: > : > : > : line?
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : Thanks for your experience.
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : --
: > : > : > : D. Mitchell
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > :
: > : > : >
: > : > : >
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: >
: >
:
 
I can't imagine how it would look any different once you've removed the line
and fill.

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

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