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October 22nd, 2009, 11:34 PM
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How to set the number of spaces after the period at the end of asentence?
May have been covered, but how do you set the spaces to automatically
be two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence? 
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October 23rd, 2009, 12:42 AM
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How to set the number of spaces after the period at the end of a sentence?
You can't. The best you can do is set the Grammar options to alert you to
instances of only one space. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... May have been covered, but how do you set the spaces to automatically be two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence?
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October 23rd, 2009, 01:41 AM
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How to set the number of spaces after the period at the end of asentence?
On Oct 22, 4:42*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
You can't. The best you can do is set the Grammar options to alert you to instances of only one space. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... May have been covered, but how do you set the spaces to automatically be two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence? thank you for your reply, but I can't find how to do that, maybe it's because i'm using word97 ??
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October 23rd, 2009, 01:52 AM
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How to set the number of spaces after the period at the end of a sentence?
This doesn't ensure two spaces automatically, but it does provide a process
for adding spaces as necessary: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Two_Spaces..._Sentences.htm -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... On Oct 22, 4:42 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can't. The best you can do is set the Grammar options to alert you to instances of only one space. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... May have been covered, but how do you set the spaces to automatically be two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence? thank you for your reply, but I can't find how to do that, maybe it's because i'm using word97 ??
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October 23rd, 2009, 03:17 AM
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How to set the number of spaces after the period at the end of a sentence?
Well, I don't have Word 97 available to check, and I'm not sure whether the
feature existed in that version, but in Word 2003, it's at Tools | Options | Spelling & Grammar: Grammar: Settings: Spaces required between sentences. If you select 2, then instances of a single space will be marked with a green wavy underline (assuming you have "Check grammar as you type" enabled) or will be marked as grammar errors when you run the grammar check manually. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... On Oct 22, 4:42 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can't. The best you can do is set the Grammar options to alert you to instances of only one space. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... May have been covered, but how do you set the spaces to automatically be two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence? thank you for your reply, but I can't find how to do that, maybe it's because i'm using word97 ??
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#6
October 23rd, 2009, 09:55 AM
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How to set the number of spaces after the period at the end of a sentence?
But two spaces between sentences died with typewriters. Typewriters used
fixed-width spaces between letters regardless of their width: to make text more readable, it needed double spaces so that the eye could clearly define the ends of sentences. Computers are clever and adjust the width used by characters and kern characters so the stop and space between sentences obvious. In fact, double spaces are kerned anyway. The result is not the same as double spaces using a typewriter. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... May have been covered, but how do you set the spaces to automatically be two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence?
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October 23rd, 2009, 07:04 PM
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How to set the number of spaces after the period at the end of asentence?
On Oct 22, 5:52*pm, "Greg Maxey"
wrote: This doesn't ensure two spaces automatically, but it does provide a process for adding spaces as necessary: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Two_Spaces..._Sentences.htm -- Greg Maxey See my web sitehttp://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... On Oct 22, 4:42 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can't. The best you can do is set the Grammar options to alert you to instances of only one space. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Robert Macy" wrote in message .... May have been covered, but how do you set the spaces to automatically be two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence? thank you for your reply, but I can't find how to do that, maybe it's because i'm using word97 ?? Thank you! Plus, how to create the macro permanently, *and* add a shortcut, or toolbar button! Uh,...it doesn't turn 2 spaces into 3 does it?
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#8
October 23rd, 2009, 07:05 PM
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How to set the number of spaces after the period at the end of asentence?
On Oct 23, 1:55*am, "Terry Farrell" wrote:
But two spaces between sentences died with typewriters. Typewriters used fixed-width spaces between letters regardless of their width: to make text more readable, it needed double spaces so that the eye could clearly define the ends of sentences. Computers are clever and adjust the width used by characters and kern characters so the stop and space between sentences obvious. In fact, double spaces are kerned anyway. The result is not the same as double spaces using a typewriter. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... May have been covered, but how do you set the spaces to automatically be two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence? Even with variable spacing, I don't spot the end of the line so well. Plus, being taught touch typing, old habits die hard.
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