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Setting the Spacing Between Paragraphs
Designing the Page Layout
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Setting the Spacing
Between Paragraphs
When you enter paragraphs in your edit file, you must insert at least one
blank line between paragraphs. TFORM defines paragraphs as text coming
between blank lines. If you don’t indicate otherwise, TFORM keeps the
exact number of blank lines you put between paragraphs.
Note There are some commands—such as FOOTER, HEADER, NEW, STYLE, and TITLE—that
automatically signal the beginning of a new paragraph. When you’re using these
commands, you don’t need a blank line to indicate a new paragraph.
You can change the paragraph gap—spacing between paragraphs—by using
the STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP command. Entering this command
overrides the actual number of blank lines between paragraphs in your edit
file. The command must include a value. If you want, you can include a
measurement unit. If you don’t enter a measurement unit, TFORM
assumes you mean lines.
When interpreting the STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP command, TFORM
takes into account the interline spacing you’ve set for the document. If your
document is single-spaced, the gap is exactly the number of single-spaced
lines that you enter. If your document is double-spaced, the gap is the
number of double-spaced lines plus one. In triple spacing, the gap is the
number of triple-spaced lines plus two, and so on.
For example, in a single-spaced document, the following command results
in two lines between paragraphs. In a double-spaced document, it results
in five lines (two double-spaced lines plus one):
\STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP 2 LINES
Command
Value
Measurement unit
(no unit assumes lines)