I have long had several old, dead, and troubled trees around my home that needed to be removed in some manner or another. Due to this, I was particularly pleased when I was allowed to test out the Poulan Pro model PP4218AVX. Frankly, I couldn't wait to open the box that this power tool came in so that I could try it out.
(To see a little more about the specifications of the PP4218AVX, then you can go to http://www.poulanpro.com/node4029.aspx?pid=172171. In addition to seeing this chainsaw, you will also be able to see many other Poulan Pro products as well.)
Since this chainsaw was a little larger than others I have used before, I was a little nervous. Luckily, the PP4218AVX was a fairly intuitive tool that I could use. All I really needed to do was read up on the operation manual, get my work gloves on, and then get to work. Here are some of the impressions and experiences that I had when using this powerful home chainsaw.
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2020-09-27 08:19:47
SpyrosGeorge
Hi Allen,
you say: «Here's the quirky part, though—if the first character of your selection is a punctuation mark (such as a quote mark), then Word ignores what you selected and behaves as if you only selected the quote mark, converting just that one character into a drop cap. In other words, you won't get satisfactory (or expected) results. This "select multiple characters first" approach works only if the characters you select are letters or numbers. If a punctuation mark or space exists anywhere within the selection, all bets are off as to what is actually converted to a drop cap».
Generally speaking, above statement is correct, but if someone insists on this latter method there is a workaround: use 'Modifier Letter Double Prime, character code 02BA', instead of quotation mark. It's almost the same glyph. No one would notice the difference [{fig.}].
Regards
SpyrosGeorge
2020-09-26 11:58:14
Allen
Andrew,
Note my paragraph that begins with "You'll get better results with this approach...". Do yourself a favor and delete the opening quote mark, make the drop cap, and then put the quote mark back in. That is the best way to avoid the problem you experienced.
-Allen
2020-09-26 11:14:20
Andrew Brooks
Thanks for the tip - but how can you reduce the crazy size of the quotation mark? If I select it and reduce the point size, the quotation mark appears lower and lower down the smaller the point size gets. (I understand that this happens because Word is using the same baseline for the quotation mark as for the first letter.) How do I reduce the size of the quotation mark without this happening?
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