WD97: Pleading Wizard Font Point Size Is Too Small or Too Large

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The Pleading Wizard allows you to select a base font but does not prompt you for a point size during the creation of the pleading. In the finished pleading, the font may appear to be too small or too large.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design. The Pleading Wizard adjusts the font size to accommodate the page margins, line spacing, and number of lines per page.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods appropriate for your situation:

Method 1: Change the default font point size

All the styles of the resulting Pleading document are based on the Normal style. If you want to change the font size and maintain the page margins, line spacing and number of lines per page, change the font size for the font contained in the Normal style.

Method 2: Change the margins

If the font point size is too small, decrease the top and bottom margins. If the size is too large, increase the top and bottom margins.

MORE INFORMATION

The Pleading Wizard determines the point size of the font by the settings for the top and bottom margins, the line spacing, and how many numbered lines you specify during wizard operation. The font point size is calculated each time the wizard is used.

The margins determine the amount of vertical text area (page height less the top and bottom margins) that can be used to enter text. The line spacing and the total lines to be numbered are divided into this vertical text area to determine an appropriate font size.