My son has sent his CV to me to alter and send off for a job application tomorrow. I am using his laptop with windows and Word but somehow the first para type is different to the rest. I put the cursor on the 1st and says same font and size as the rest but it is definitely different on screen and when printed off.
Does anyone have any ideas I can try to rectify this please?
TIA
Help re a document
Help re a document
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Re: Help re a document
have you tried 'highlighting/selecting' the whole para and choosing the font again?
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Re: Help re a document
Colinm wrote:have you tried 'highlighting/selecting' the whole para and choosing the font again?
Yes and changed to Times Roman when the same discrepancy occurs and then back to Verdana....just doesnt make sense.
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Re: Help re a document
Is it a long CV? Would it be quicker (and less frustrating) just to re-do the whole thing?
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Re: Help re a document
Colinm wrote:Is it a long CV? Would it be quicker (and less frustrating) just to re-do the whole thing?
Word drives me nuts sometimes
I will try again in the morning or just have to re-type....thanks anyway
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Re: Help re a document
Try this:
'Select all', then choose Verdana, de-select. You should now have the whole doc in Verdana.
Repeat, but this time try your preferred font - this should now bring the whole doc into TNR or whichever
I use this technique when trying to get rid of unwanted spaces after or before paras, generally with success
Word doesn't seem to like changing part of a doc away from preset defaults and pretends its done it, so I put all the doc into those settings, and then I can change the whole doc back again
'Select all', then choose Verdana, de-select. You should now have the whole doc in Verdana.
Repeat, but this time try your preferred font - this should now bring the whole doc into TNR or whichever
I use this technique when trying to get rid of unwanted spaces after or before paras, generally with success
Word doesn't seem to like changing part of a doc away from preset defaults and pretends its done it, so I put all the doc into those settings, and then I can change the whole doc back again
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Re: Help re a document
Good morning Bongtrees,
"first para type is different to the rest. "..............in what way
Is it Font
Is it Spacing
Is it line spacing
Is it character spacing
Quickest way will be email me a copy ...I'll PM you an contact email........
"first para type is different to the rest. "..............in what way
Is it Font
Is it Spacing
Is it line spacing
Is it character spacing
Quickest way will be email me a copy ...I'll PM you an contact email........
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Re: Help re a document
Thanks everybody and especially Enrique for offering to do it for me.
I had to get my mother to Addenbrookes for an appointment and sent out an SOS during the night to everyone I know and my sons girlfriend got it done and sent. Now lets ets hope he gets the job:)
I had to get my mother to Addenbrookes for an appointment and sent out an SOS during the night to everyone I know and my sons girlfriend got it done and sent. Now lets ets hope he gets the job:)
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
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