I am creating a letter in FMP using text, graphics and merge fields. However the line spacing is not consistent.

In layout mode a single line may result in 2 lines in preview once the data is populated in the merge field. If the text expands to more than one line the spacing is larger between the last line then the previous. Also, one of the merge fields is italized.

How do I get the line spacing to be consistent?

PS: The inconsistent line space is not consistent. It appears to occur when the first word in the line is italized.

Edited August 2, 200718 yr by Guest

Have you tried creating a calc field for all the text of the letter (concatenate all the relevant fields; use the text formatting functions)? With everything (except graphics) in one field, perhaps the line spacing will improve.

Or perhaps go this way instead:

http://www.chapsoft.com/ezxslt/index.html

...in realization that a database, not exhibit the finest wordprocessing abilities availiable.

--sd

thanks for the help