How before and After spacing works

Guessed · #4 08-06-2018, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by macropod

The paragraph before/after spacing is ordinarily used to generate the desired white-space between paragraphs and the effects are cumulative (though the 'Don't add space between paragraphs of the same Style' option can be used to eliminate the before/after spacing under that condition.

The combination of Before and After spacing between paragraphs is more complicated than you would think would be necessary. The spacing might be:
1. Add the two numbers together to determine the space between paragraphs
2. Take the larger of the two numbers and ignore the smaller number to determine the space between paragraphs
1. Special case override option between two paragraphs of the same style to collapse the paragraph space (as mentioned in Paul's post)

The difference between 1 & 2 is governed by a very obscure option setting. This setting can be found in File > Options > Advanced > Layout Options > Don't use HTML paragraph auto spacing. If this is checked, the paragraph space numbers add together. If it is unchecked, the paragraph spacing is 'larger number' only.

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