Microsoft Word 2000 - Another Thesis Panic
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High Flying Bird
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From: Old Sarum ish
Microsoft Word 2000 - Another Thesis Panic
Have I imagined this, or is it possible to insert some kind of fixed space thingy between two 'words'?
For example, if I have a sentence which includes "1000 cells ml-1", I obviously don't want the line ending half way through. Nor do I want to go through 200 odd pages of text making sure it's all formatted correctly every time I change something.
I've tried the 'Text Wrapping Break', but that doesn't seem the right thing.
Any suggestions?
Oh, and any ideas why I might have 14 (yes, 14) Mail Merge options under Tools?
For example, if I have a sentence which includes "1000 cells ml-1", I obviously don't want the line ending half way through. Nor do I want to go through 200 odd pages of text making sure it's all formatted correctly every time I change something.
I've tried the 'Text Wrapping Break', but that doesn't seem the right thing.
Any suggestions?
Oh, and any ideas why I might have 14 (yes, 14) Mail Merge options under Tools?
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From: southern england
If you are worried about the "ml-1" being split, try the "nonbreaking hyphen" routine.
CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN between "ml" and "1".
Sorry, but this won't work for the whole document.
Can't answer the other one, way to peculiar!
CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN between "ml" and "1".
Sorry, but this won't work for the whole document.
Can't answer the other one, way to peculiar!
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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From: Peripatetic
Same thing for a non-breaking space between words, use [Ctrl] + [Shift] + Space. Once you've done it once, copy it and use the "Replace" function to replace the existing text throughout the document.
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Evo,
You must have the stamina of a saint to use raw TeX
But it's reassuring in a bizarre kind of way to know that at least one person will know what I mean when I say I preferred LaTeX
[ ducks below parapet to await incoming sarccy comments
]
You must have the stamina of a saint to use raw TeX
But it's reassuring in a bizarre kind of way to know that at least one person will know what I mean when I say I preferred LaTeX [ ducks below parapet to await incoming sarccy comments
]
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High Flying Bird
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From: Old Sarum ish
That's TuX, innit?
"Dunno why I bother.
RTFM - I've heard of LaTex too - many of my friends are computing people. You are not alone! Mind you, I haven't the foggiest about what it does, beyond the basics...
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AB,
LaTeX is a "friendly" front-end for TeX (well, sort-of). Basically, it's a mark-up language that in many respects doesn't look too unlike HTML. If you can write raw HTML, then you could get started with documets using LaTeX fairly quickly...
Personally, I wouldn't trust anything longer that about two pages to any of Mr Gates products
The number of times that even in short documents it manages to second-guess what I don't want incorrectly... 
LaTeX is a "friendly" front-end for TeX (well, sort-of).
Basically, it's a mark-up language that in many respects doesn't look too unlike HTML. If you can write raw HTML, then you could get started with documets using LaTeX fairly quickly...Personally, I wouldn't trust anything longer that about two pages to any of Mr Gates products
The number of times that even in short documents it manages to second-guess what I don't want incorrectly...
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OK, I exaggerated slightly when I said that mine was in TeX - it was more a bastard mixture of about 10% TeX and equal parts LaTeX and AASTeX (depending on what the journals wanted). I guess the most worrying thing was that I ended up thinking they were all quite good... 
Still, MS Word?
Still, MS Word?
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High Flying Bird
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From: Old Sarum ish
Tell you what, how about I send you the files of what I've written so far, and dictate you the rest, and you write it for me? Wouldn't it be sooo much better that way?
