http://ask.metafilter.com/228495/wordprocessors/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post wordprocessors Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:07:37 -0800 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:12:15 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/228495/wordprocessors What is it called to have your test columns align vertically across rows? That is: I want the letters of one row to align with the row above it, exactly, so each character takes up the exact same width? Can we do this in Word? Thanks all you word processors out there! post:ask.metafilter.com,2012:site.228495 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:07:37 -0800 1inabillionmistake word processing http://ask.metafilter.com/228495/wordprocessors#3306558 Have you tried a <a href="http://www.lowing.org/fonts/">Monospace/ Fixed Width Font</a>? Example: Courier. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2012:site.228495-3306558 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:12:15 -0800 oceano http://ask.metafilter.com/228495/wordprocessors#3306562 Yes, you want to use a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monospaced_font">monospaced font</a>. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2012:site.228495-3306562 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:14:17 -0800 EndsOfInvention