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From: markxx@garnet.berkeley.edu
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Subject: Re: wordperfect 5.0 and alignment
Summary: My mail bounced also- you don't have to use a non-prop. font.
Message-ID: <1989Nov4.005714.12317@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 4 Nov 89 00:57:14 GMT
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To: finn@nec.mojo.com
Subject: WordPerfect formatting-- you can do it with tabs.

Hi!

	I just read your reply about the problem with WP and trying to
line up the :'s.  You can however do this with tabs, even if there is an 
uneven number of spaces bewteen the letters.  The advantage of doing it with
tabs is that you can use a proportional font, and also change font, margins
etc.  I do this all the time when working with tables.   As I remeber it 
your example was similar to this:


	xxx : xxxx xxxx xxx x  x
	z   : zzz zzzzz zz zzzzzz

	The way that you would be able to fix this is as follows:

	You change the tab settings so that there is only one tab setting
from the left margin to the first place that you would like to line up a
charachter.  It MUST be higher on the page than the table.  If you have multiple
charachters you need to line up, you simply clear all tabs, and then only set
a tab (an "L" in 5.0 if I remeber right) at each point you want a column to
start.

	Then you would type in "xxx" OR "z" and hit one tab.  Your cursor will
advance to the position that you have defined, and you will be able to
continue from there.  It works a lot better than spaces, especially since you
can than change the alignment of the columns etc. by goin up, deleting the
code for the tab change, and making a new one.  You can also simply type in
you table with a singe tab between items, and then clear all tabs, and insert
a tab at each point where the longest text ends plus a few spaces.  This will
then line everything up for you.


	Sorry if the above is confusing, but it is easier to do than to 
explain!  Also turn justification off, at least for the area you are working on,
so that you don't have problems with that.  Again, use your tabs, it is 
possible, and in the long run much much easier, especially if you change font
or printers. And Courier is boring anyway!  :-)


Mark
markxx@garnet.berkeley.edu