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Subject: spacing
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Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 16:58:03 EDT
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From: Henry.Kautz


>Subject: laserwriter leading
>From: jww@sdcsvax.UUCP (Joel West)
>Path: seismo!harvard!think!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!jww
>Organization: CACI, Inc - Federal, La Jolla
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>Date: 19 Jul 85 00:27:22 GMT
>
>I'm preparing my first document on the laserwriter and like what I
>see.  I'm only renting it ($.25/page) and so the success of this
>document will probably determine whether I get to buy one or not.
>
>I like Times-12, and so do most other folks.  However, the spacing
>between lines is a little too tight.  From my days in the newspaper
>business, I know that they would increase the leading to make it
>more readable.  They also do that with our newsletter.
>
>Is there an easy way to change Times-12 with MacWrite (or Word,
>if you must) to add about 10% extra spacing?  How hard is it to
>define a new laserwriter font with more spacing?  I don't want
>to spend a month learning postscript, if I can help it.
>
>	Joel West	CACI, Inc. - Federal (c/o UC San Diego)
>	{ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!jww
>	jww@SDCSVAX.ARPA

In WORD, you can set the spacing between lines to whatever you want it
to be -- in fractions of an inch, or points, or centimeters.  Be sure
to get the latest upgrade to WORD before doing your laser-printing --
the original version is very slow at laser printing.  (>2 minutes each
page.)
---- Henry Kautz
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