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Q88142: Preventing Word Wrap in Microsoft Windows Help Files

Article: Q88142
Product(s): Miscellaneous Software Development Kits
Version(s): 3.0,3.1; WINDOWS:3.1,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0, 3.1 
- Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), versions 3.1, 3.51, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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By default, the Microsoft Windows Help application wraps lines of text to
reflect the size of its window. However, there are situations (such as a table
of information) in which wrapping text is undesirable. The information below
presents two methods of preventing a section of text from changing when the Help
application window changes sizes. These techniques apply to version 2.0 of the
Microsoft Word for Windows-based application.

MORE INFORMATION
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Method 1
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This method, which is compatible with versions 3.0 and 3.1 of the Microsoft
Windows Help Compiler, involves two steps:

1. Place either a hard or a soft carriage return at the end of each line.

2. Format the section with the "keep lines together" paragraph attribute. From
  the Format menu, choose Paragraph, and select the Keep Lines Together check
  box in the Paragraph dialog box.

Method 2
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This method, which is compatible only with version 3.1 of the Help Compiler, is
to create a one row, one column table in Word for Windows. Set the width of the
table as desired and allow the text to wrap within the table normally. Windows
Help will duplicate the word breaks in the table provided that the font used to
author the table is selected by the Help engine when displaying the table. If
Help uses a different font, the text may wrap differently, even though the table
keeps the specified width.

Note
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When you use either of these methods, if the Windows Help window is not large
enough to display the entire width of a topic, Help displays a horizontal scroll
bar rather than wrapping the text to make it visible.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 3.50 4.00 95 HLP word wrap wordwrap engine HC31 HC31.EXE HCP HCP.EXE win16sdk

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch kbWin32SDK400 kbWin32SDK310 kbWin32SDK351 kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.0,3.1; WINDOWS:3.1,3.51,4.0

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