The thing I don't understand is why does that ruler not appear some time when I create an document? I have a theory and it's pretty dumb but here goes.
It might have something to do if I'm starting out in plain text or not right? S On Sep 28, 2010, at 8:08 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi Kimberly, > > 1. To set the line spacing in TextEdit: > > • Stop Interacting with the Edit field. > • Navigate to the Ruler and Interact With it. > • Navigate to the Paragraph and Line Spacing menu and press it with > VO-space. > • choose your desired line spacing. > > 2. To choose a font: > > • Either highlight what you wish in a specific font or this font will > begin from where the cursor is. > • Press cmd-t to bring up the Font window. > • Ignore most of the stuff but navigate to the Family Table. > • Interact With it. > • Navigate to your desired Font through the alphabetically ordered > Table. > • Once you have found it, bring the mouse cursor to it using VO-cmd-f5. > (Add the fn key if on a laptop) > • Press VO-shift-space for the mouse-click as focus doesn't really go > there without the mouse-click. > • Press cmd-w to close the Font window. > • Start typing and your font will be in your desired font. > > Remember that you can press VO-t to confirm the font and style of your text. > Just play around some more, it will come to you. > > HTH. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2010-09-28, at 8:27 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: > >> Hello folks: >> >> I would really love to use text edit to write essays for school, but most >> instructors like Times New Roman font and double spacing. I've checked the >> fonts out in text edit, but it seems very confusing. Does anyone have >> experience with this? If so, could you give me a pointer or two? I would >> really appreciate it. I had to drag out the windows machine and really >> hated every minute of it! :) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
