Re: Need line count explanation help

AANT no longer has a way of counting. Before they backed away from it, it was 65 characters and spaces, etc. Thing is, each line counter is going to be slightly different. One nees to specify that their line count is Gross (or Character) according to X line counter (Word, or the brand name)


Christie wrote: 
I wasn't going to say anything because the "AAMT" way of counting is new to
me.  From what I understand - and how she might understand it - is that you
take your character count with spaces & divide by 65 to get your lines so
that you avoid the discrepancies that you and she are having. This way you
have a real way of comparing charges and such too.  It just helps to have
more uniformity - besides, wouldn't she want to switch to a way that will
get her more money without cheating?  :-)
-Christie

"Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pb6dneFLt8HgkE7fRVn-gA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I am trying to explain what I call "true line count" versus character 

count

to someone who has no idea what I am talking about. I share an account 

with

someone.  She does 2 days I do 3, my bill is more than hers ever month.
DUH!!  Anyway.  She types consults with very tiny margins and she redid a
report I did and got 11 less lines and thinks my bill is more because of
that.  I said, NO, it does not change the number of characters in the


report

because of the margins. It is less lines because of tiny margins, however.
I don't know, can someone help me here with a concise explanation!!

We both use Word only for counting. I do Word character count WITH 

spaces.

You don't want me to count spaces I won't put them in. She does word line
count.   Can anyone explain to me or help me explain if there is a
substantial difference and if I should change?

--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
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