I am getting gaps in my text. How do I get rid of them?

Like the subject said, I am getting gaps in my text. How do I get rid of
them? Also, when I try to print the files (novel manuscript) at a store like
Staples, I get this: @ instead of this " for every line. How do I get rid of
thes problems?

The @ for " suggests that the document may have been converted from
WordPerfect. If you have the WP Typographic Symbols font on your computer,
you won't notice that it is being used for "curly quotes," but the computer
at Staples, which does not have the font installed, will substitute the
corresponding character from your body text font. You can start by
temporarily uninstalling the font from your computer so that you can see
where problems are occurring. Use Find and Replace to replace the symbols.
You may also need to change the body text font to one you are confident will
be installed on the output computer (if you stick with the Windows core
fonts such as Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier, you'll certainly be
safe).

I'm not sure what might be causing the gaps. Can you describe them in more
detail? Are they gaps between words, between the letters in the words,
between lines, paragraphs, or what?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"ryan2pop" wrote in message
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Like the subject said, I am getting gaps in my text. How do I get rid of
them? Also, when I try to print the files (novel manuscript) at a store
like
Staples, I get this: @ instead of this " for every line. How do I get rid
of
thes problems?

The @ for " suggests that the document may have been converted from
WordPerfect. If you have the WP Typographic Symbols font on your computer,
you won't notice that it is being used for "curly quotes," but the computer
at Staples, which does not have the font installed, will substitute the
corresponding character from your body text font. You can start by
temporarily uninstalling the font from your computer so that you can see
where problems are occurring. Use Find and Replace to replace the symbols.
You may also need to change the body text font to one you are confident will
be installed on the output computer (if you stick with the Windows core
fonts such as Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier, you'll certainly be
safe).

I'm not sure what might be causing the gaps. Can you describe them in more
detail? Are they gaps between words, between the letters in the words,
between lines, paragraphs, or what?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"ryan2pop" wrote in message
...
Like the subject said, I am getting gaps in my text. How do I get rid of
them? Also, when I try to print the files (novel manuscript) at a store
like
Staples, I get this: @ instead of this " for every line. How do I get rid
of
thes problems?