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== Change the Microsoft default spacing between paragraphs == | |||
[http://screencast.com/t/eB6JhpYg5EIb Here is a video tutorial on how to set up double-spacing both within and between paragraphs.] | |||
== Different page numbers in different sections == | |||
The important technique to grasp is to create sections FIRST and assign each section its own header/footer and page numbering conventions. | |||
By default, no matter where you are in a document, Microsoft Word will put page number footers on EVERY [expletive] page, no matter where in the document you perform the action of inserting page numbers. This is very frustrating, but it is the NORMAL way in which Word operates. If you have not created separate sections from the beginning, you may spend ''hours'' searching the internet for advice on how to get individual formats for each section. | |||
* [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/326536 How to create a Word document that uses different page numbering formats] | |||
=== Complex format === | |||
: Title page: no page numbers | |||
: Front matter: Roman numerals, start at i. | |||
: Body: Arabic numerals, start at 1. | |||
=== Simple format === | |||
: Title page: no page numbers | |||
: Body: Arabic numerals, start at 1. | |||
[[Category:School]] | [[Category:School]] | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 25 December 2015
I will someday explain my animosity toward Word at greater length another day.
Change the Microsoft default spacing between paragraphs
Here is a video tutorial on how to set up double-spacing both within and between paragraphs.
Different page numbers in different sections
The important technique to grasp is to create sections FIRST and assign each section its own header/footer and page numbering conventions.
By default, no matter where you are in a document, Microsoft Word will put page number footers on EVERY [expletive] page, no matter where in the document you perform the action of inserting page numbers. This is very frustrating, but it is the NORMAL way in which Word operates. If you have not created separate sections from the beginning, you may spend hours searching the internet for advice on how to get individual formats for each section.
Complex format
- Title page: no page numbers
- Front matter: Roman numerals, start at i.
- Body: Arabic numerals, start at 1.
Simple format
- Title page: no page numbers
- Body: Arabic numerals, start at 1.