Inserting Unlinked Sections
Friday, December 2nd, 2005Microsoft Word, in a broad sense, has two kinds of section breaks (Insert > Break): 1. The kind that starts a new page (which includes "Next page," "Even page," and "Odd page). Share
Archive for the ‘Typesetting’ Category
Microsoft Word, in a broad sense, has two kinds of section breaks (Insert > Break): 1. The kind that starts a new page (which includes "Next page," "Even page," and "Odd page). Share
Press-Ready PDFs from Word
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005So I typeset the book in Microsoft Word, created a PDF using Ghostscript, and sent the PDF off to press. But the press didn't like it. "You didn't embed your fonts," they said. Well, I sure *thought* I'd embedded the fonts. To check, I followed this procedure: Share
Typesetting Tips for Word
Wednesday, March 16th, 2005I can't leave the topic of typesetting without explaining some of the things I learned on the last book I typeset--in Microsoft Word. The book had more than 400 pages and several hundred footnotes, and Word would have handled it better if I'd been more particular about the following: Share
Excellent Typesetting, Part 5
Wednesday, March 9th, 2005In my last newsletter I wrote, "Next week, I hope to give you a macro that will let you process a ConTeXt file directly from Microsoft Word." I've changed my mind. If you need such a macro, let me know and I'll send it to you. Share
Excellent Typesetting, Part 4
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005"I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity." --Oliver Wendell Holmes Share
Excellent Typesetting, Part 3
Wednesday, February 9th, 2005Last week I promised to show you how to convert a Word document into LaTeX for the purpose of achieving excellent, automated typesetting. What's LaTeX? In brief, here's the story: Share
Excellent Typesetting, Part 2
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005You may have noticed that I haven't sent out a newsletter for the past two weeks. What have I been doing? Researching. I'm still trying to work out some ways to do excellent, automated (for the most part) typesetting, starting with a Microsoft Word document. In particular, I'm interested in ...
Excellent Typesetting
Wednesday, January 26th, 2005I just finished typesetting another book in Microsoft Word. Even though I used my WordSetter program, I'm convinced there's got to be an easier way. Why would I want to typeset a book in Word? Automatic footnotes, that's why. Share
Adjusting Word Spacing
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004Our previous newsletter included macros for condensing or expanding line spacing (leading) in selected paragraphs. If you're trying to eliminate widows and orphans, however, it's often better to condense or expand word spacing and leave leading alone. In Microsoft Word, you can easily condense or expand *character* spacing (Format > ...
Feathering Text
Wednesday, October 20th, 2004As last week's newsletter mentioned, Microsoft Word has no way to justify lines vertically. (Vertical justification is also known as "feathering.") It is possible to vertically justify space between paragraphs under File > Page Setup > Layout > Vertical Alignment, but that's of little use in serious typography. Since vertical ...