hermens@ted.cs.uidaho.edu (04/24/91)
The Fractional Widths command on Microsoft Word 4.0b and later versions will work properly on the ImageWriter. Fractional Widths for other devices (LaserWriter, etc.) is available on any 4.0 version of Word. Leonard In article <2495@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> weiss@watson.seas.ucla.edu (Michael Weiss) writes: >In article <hess.672329598@rosun1> hess@rosun1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Hauke Hess) writes: >>I would like to use MS Word4.0 with the ATM to print out my documents >>at home without a super laser write or something like this. Now the problem >>is: the letters look good, but their spacing is just awfull. WriteNow or Ragtime >>have the option of "use printer spacing", which resolves this problem by >>better kerning routines (actually it`s just a system variable, that is set to >>1). I didn`t find such an option in Word4, does anybody know, what I`m talking >>about and could help me? > >There are two things you'll need. First of all, if your MSWD is before 4.0d, >you'll need to get a shareware INIT called ATM Fractions. Secondly, whichever >version of MSWD you use (4.0x), there is a checkbox in the Page Setup (I think >it's in the lower-left corner of that window) called Fractional Widths. That >should solve your problem. Makes it look really good, too.