Hi: I believe the spacing is inconsistent because I added a ^{newline 2} to the example I used in another forum posting. I recommend you take that out if you want "single spacing" but remember that every font is designed with a certain amount of "buffer" space around each character based on font size. So, for example, in the red line, there is less space between the 'L' and the 's' in the word also, then there is between the 'i' and the 's' in is in your 18pt line. So based on the font size, the cushion around the letters could be a different amount of space. And, as Chevell explained, the USERTEXT style element is for ODS TEXT statements only. The PARAGRAPH style element controls the paragraphs in the PROC ODSTEXT. cynthia
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