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> Thanks very much but it didn't work. When the merge is completed, only the
> first line of the label is sized and instead of changing the font size it
> is
> kerned.
>
> Lenox
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> If you're using the "Address Block" merge field, then no, you can't
>> control
>> them, but if you insert each merge field (First Name, Last Name, etc.)
>> manually, you can use line breaks. Alternatively, after merging you can
>> replace ^p with ^l (lowercase L). This won't affect the last line because
>> labels, as table cells, have an end-of-cell marker instead of a paragraph
>> break at the end.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
http://word.mvps.org>>
>> "Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7BE27983-0353-40EA-B5A6-2D12FB7927A9[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Yes. Paragraph Break. I'm showing my age.
>> >
>> > I don't think I can (or at least don't know how to) control those (line
>> > break, paragraph break) in an address block that's created through a
>> > mail
>> > merge. Can it be done?
>> >
>> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>> >
>> >> By "carriage return" I imagine you mean a paragraph break. Do you get
>> >> the
>> >> same results if you use a line break (Shift+Enter) instead?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> >> Words into Type
>> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> >>
http://word.mvps.org>> >>
>> >> "Lenox" <Lenox[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4E9E1ECC-306B-4A13-AFD6-81467A807363[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> > Exactly. I found that it works only if the text is one continuous
>> >> > sentence.
>> >> > If there is a carriage return it does not shrink. Is there any way
>> >> > to
>> >> > change
>> >> > that? We use it in mail merge for labels and if an address is too
>> >> > long
>> >> > it
>> >> > just gets truncated. Wrapping is not an option in this case. Any
>> >> > suggestions are appreciated.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> > Lenox
>> >> >
>> >> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> He's referring to the "Fit text" option in Cell Options in Table
>> >> >> Properties.
>> >> >> It should reduce the font size to fit the cell.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> >> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> >> >> Words into Type
>> >> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> >> >>
http://word.mvps.org>> >> >>
>> >> >> "grammatim" <grammatim[ at ]verizon.net> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:4da00216-3360-4e40-86a4-220e5611f810[ at ]m15g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
>> >> >> Not sure what you're referring to -- "AutoFit to Text" makes the
>> >> >> column width shrink (or expand) to accommodate the longest string
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> unbreakable characters (usually a whole word) anywhere in a column.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Dec 9, 9:00 pm, Lenox <Le...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >> >> > Using Word 2003 does the "Fit Text" option cause text to shrink
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > overflow?
>> >> >> > If not what does it do? and I can't get it to work if that is
>> >> >> > what
>> >> >> > it's
>> >> >> > supposed to do.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >> > Lenox
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