WD97: Unable to Remove Gap Between Heading and Following Text (61026)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q61026

SYMPTOMS

When you type a heading in a very large point size, a large space is left under the letters for descending characters. Any text on subsequent lines is forced down below this descender space, regardless of the line spacing you choose.

If you set the line spacing to an absolute number by typing a negative number in the Spacing box of the Paragraph dialog box, the space that is limited is on the top of the text, not the space left for descenders of that text.

WORKAROUND

To solve this problem, use the Table feature. By using a table to reduce the size of the descender area, you can place text immediately under characters with large point sizes.

To reduce the size of the descender area, follow these steps

  1. On the Table menu, click Insert Table to create a one-column table with two rows.
  2. Place the large heading in the first row and the smaller type in the second row.
  3. Click in the first cell and click Cell Height And Width on the Table menu.
  4. Click to select the Row tab and set the Height Of Row to Exactly.
  5. In the At box, type the number of the font size in the selected row, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

When you enter information into the table, the cells resemble the following: 
   ------------------------------
   |       40-point type        |
   |  (large descender space)   |
   ------------------------------
   |        9-point type        |
   ------------------------------
After you change the minimum row height for the top cell in this example to -40, the cells resemble the following: 
   ------------------------------
   |       40-point type        |
   ------------------------------
   |        9-point type        |
   ------------------------------
The descender space will be removed, and the 9-point type appears immediately under the 40-point type.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
Keywords:kbprb KB61026
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