How to Get 25 Lines Per Page in MS Word 2007
Microsoft Office Word provides ways to change line-spacing, fonts and margins. To get 25 lines per page in MS Word 2007, you must utilize all of these formatting options. The margins determine how much space surrounds the text on each page. Line-spacing determines how much space occurs between each line of text. To get 25 lines per page, you primarily adjust each line's height. You must also make sure that there are no extra spaces before and after each line.
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Instructions
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Open your document in MS Word 2007. Alternatively, click the "Office" button in the top-left corner and choose "New" to create a blank document. Click the "Page Layout" tab in the Ribbon.
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Click "Margins" in the "Page Setup" group and choose "Normal" from the drop-down menu. This sets all of the document's margins -- top, right, bottom and left -- to 1 inch.
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Click the "Home" tab in the Ribbon. Click the "Paragraph" button in the lower-right corner of the "Paragraph" group box.
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Click the "Line and Page Breaks" tab. Uncheck "Widow/Orphan Control," "Keep with next" and "Keep lines together."
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Click the "Indents and Spacing" tab. Click the drop-down box beneath "Line Spacing." Choose "Exactly." In the box beneath "At," choose "25pt." Click "OK."
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Click the "Line Spacing" button in the "Paragraph" group of the Home tab. Click "Remove Space Before Paragraph" and "Remove Space After Paragraph."
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Press "Ctrl" and "D" at the same time to open the "Font" dialog window. Set the font to "Times New Roman" or "Courier New," "Regular" and "12." Click "OK."
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Tips & Warnings
If your document has text in it already, press "Ctrl" and "A" at the same time to select all of the text prior to adjusting the formatting.
To avoid changing the line spacing every time you create a new document, save a blank file as a template. Click the "Office" button and choose "Save As." In the Save As dialog window, set the "Save as Type" box to "Word Template (*.dotx)."
Don't get too caught up in formatting. Most agents and editors won't spend time counting how many words fall on each page of your manuscript. Keep your document professional and simple, and use a sensible font. After that, it's all about the writing and story.
