Bummer, It is required in my English Class.  Thanks for the help.

On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 22:43 -0500, Randomthots wrote:
> Jason Brower wrote:
> 
> > How do I center a page vertically?
> > I have to do all memos in this format for my schooling.
> > Jason Brower
> > Linux User since 1999
> 
> There is no direct way of doing that. This IMHO cries out for an RFE; 
> I'll have to check to see if one has been filed. There is, however, a 
> workaround.
> 
> Short answer: use text frames.
> 
> Long answer: Start with a blank document with the margins set as you 
> want them.
> 
> Insert -> Frame
> 
> Set the width to match your horizontal margins. Leave "Autosize" 
> checked. Then, under the Position section, set it to center both 
> horizontally and vertically with respect to the page text area.
> 
> When you click Ok, you will have a text box that is as wide as your 
> margins, but really short vertically. As you type in that frame, it will 
> expand vertically to accomodate your text and will remain centered on 
> the page.
> 
> Frames are very useful for stuff like this and you can use paragraph 
> styles and everything else inside of one. Basically, anything you can 
> put on a regular page you can put inside a frame -- even other frames.
> 
> The only time this method could get dicey would be if the text length 
> exceeded a page. If need be you can put another frame on the second page 
> just like the first and link them so the text will run from one to the 
> other, like a newspaper.
> 
> Rod
> 
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