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by writerhoward
2013-02-05 08:23:45
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Style problem
Replies: 11
Views: 12700

Re: Style problem

P.S. After giving this some more thought, occasionally I do write using block paragraphs, which eliminates the need to convert Normal's descendant to None. In Style Sheet View, I know how to add spacing after a paragraph. What I don't know is how many "points" effect a single-spaced line....
by writerhoward
2013-02-05 08:18:56
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Style problem
Replies: 11
Views: 12700

Re: Style problem

Just a side note on style sheets and interrelationships... In all my word processors over the years (Word, Nisus, Mellel, Papyrus), there is always a Normal style (no indent, single line spacing, etc.), but I never use it for an applied style in the document. It only serves as a base for all others...
by writerhoward
2013-02-04 16:13:01
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Style problem
Replies: 11
Views: 12700

Re: Style problem

The reason I indent the first line in each Normal paragraph is that's how it's done in MLA format. (My indent was just testing how to do it. In MLA, the actual first-line indent is a half inch. In the past, I've just tabbed the first line; however, I've read where tabs aren't the best way to do it i...
by writerhoward
2013-02-04 14:49:36
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Style problem
Replies: 11
Views: 12700

Re: Style problem

Martin, Thanks for the comprehensive explanation. One thing that caused some of what I did to not work correctly was that in Style Sheet View the Heading 1 style was based on Normal. When I changed that to None that made a big difference. That also leads to a new question. When I make changes in the...
by writerhoward
2013-02-03 05:36:25
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Style problem
Replies: 11
Views: 12700

Style problem

I'm using v. 2.0.4 on Snow Leopard. I typed the first two lines in the image below, resetting the "Heading 1" line using the Styles menu in the Writing Palette Group. Then, I clicked in the second line, "Normal line 1," and in the Formatting Palette Group clicked Paragraph -> Ind...