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To: arthur pritchard who wrote (120834)	4/27/1999 1:04:00 PM
From: Kayaker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Arthur, if you want to get really fancy, you can mix fixed and proportional fonts. Table Data 120 130 140 150 160 170 And back to proportional. To start fixed, type a "<", then "pre", then ">" on a new line. To turn off, type "<", then "/pre", then ">" on a new line. My 2½¢. Courtesy of Mo.

To: arthur pritchard who wrote (120834)	4/27/1999 1:41:00 PM
From: David Harker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

OT - fonts. Proportional font is the default, which means the width of various characters can vary, depending on how "wide" the character is - ie, the letter 'i' is skinnier than the letter 'x' ie, notice below that the periods following each letter do not line up w/ each other. If I checked 'Use Fixed Font', they would line up: i. x. That difference in width causes columns of data to not line up. Fixed fonts use a fixed amount of screen "real estate" per character, causing a little extra bit of "white space" to exist around the "skinnier" characters like 'i'. As you could see from the post I'm replying to, when using fixed fonts the SI software apparently does not automatically "wrap" your lines of text, so be sure to hit 'return' every 15-20 words to cause your normal text (ie, not tables) to stay in readable widths.