sadowsky@nyu.edu (George Sadowsky) (04/06/91)
I'm creating a header logo for stationery, one line of which needs to be underlined. My problem is that the underlining needs to be 2-3 points below where Microsoft Word normally puts it, so I need to introduce some space between the two. Superscripting the characters also superscripts the underlining (which is the desirable outcome in almost all cases), and leaving space at the end of a paragraph obviously does the same thing. If instead of underlining I introduce a new line consisting of just underscores, I have a right alignment problem (which I can solve with patience) but I introduce too much space. It's also inelegant, which wouldn't bother me if it worked. Can anyone suggest how I can achieve my objective? George Sadowsky, Director Academic Computing Facility New York University 251 Mercer Street New York, New York 10012-1185 (212) 998-3040
palmer@whistler.sfu.ca (Leigh Palmer) (04/06/91)
In article <1991Apr5.195945.19694@cmcl2.nyu.edu> sadowsky@nyu.edu (George Sadowsky) writes: >I'm creating a header logo for stationery, one line of which needs to be >underlined. My problem is that the underlining needs to be 2-3 points >below where Microsoft Word normally puts it, so I need to introduce some >space between the two. Superscripting the characters also superscripts >the underlining (which is the desirable outcome in almost all cases), and >leaving space at the end of a paragraph obviously does the same thing. If >instead of underlining I introduce a new line consisting of just >underscores, I have a right alignment problem (which I can solve with >patience) but I introduce too much space. It's also inelegant, which >wouldn't bother me if it worked. > >Can anyone suggest how I can achieve my objective? I suggest that you put in your line of underlines (at, say, 12 pt). Position the cursor anywhere in the paragraph that is the underline. Position the line you are working on at the top of the page. Select "Paragraph..." from the Format menu. In the "Line:" box under "Spacing:" enter "-2". Click "Apply". The underline will move up snug as it can get to the line above it. If you wish to move it down a point change it to "-3" and click "Apply" again. Continue to increase the magnitude of the line spacing until you are satisfied. The "-" sign is a powerful tool, indeed!