How do I set to do 1 space instead of 2 following a period?

[zoegirl]

My seminary requires only 1 space, not 2, following periods for
dissertations. How do I set my computer to do this? I have Microsoft XP and
Microsoft Office 2000.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

This is an easy question.

Only hit the space bar once.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Zoe,

In Word you can use

Tools=>Options=>Spelling & Grammar=>[Settings]

and set the 'spaces requried between sentences' to 1, to have the grammar checker watch for typing 2 spaces after a period.

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| My seminary requires only 1 space, not 2, following periods for
| dissertations. How do I set my computer to do this? I have
| Microsoft XP and Microsoft Office 2000. >>
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Let us know if this helped you,

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MS Office System Products MVP

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[zoegirl]

Yes, I have done that. But in typing a 200 page document (as a typist who
has typed putting two spaces after a period for 40 years and therefore would
have to break a well engrained habit) I need to be able to correct the error
(the two spaces) automatically--or at least in one action that corrects it
all. Also, I have part of the paper already typed, thinking that the
dissertation software I purchased would automatically convert the document
into the correct form. It turns out this 1 space requirement is unique to my
school and is not included in the formatting done by the software. Therefore
I need to be able to make this change in an already-typed document.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

It's not unique to your school. It's actually the norm with computer
documents. Two spaces were needed with typewriters with monospaced fonts. It
was difficult to tell the difference between two words versus two sentences.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Yes, I have done that. But in typing a 200 page document (as a typist who
has typed putting two spaces after a period for 40 years and therefore
would
have to break a well engrained habit) I need to be able to correct the
error
(the two spaces) automatically--or at least in one action that corrects it
all. Also, I have part of the paper already typed, thinking that the
dissertation software I purchased would automatically convert the document
into the correct form. It turns out this 1 space requirement is unique to
my
school and is not included in the formatting done by the software.
Therefore
I need to be able to make this change in an already-typed document.

Hi Zoe,

In Word you can use

Tools=>Options=>Spelling & Grammar=>[Settings]

and set the 'spaces requried between sentences' to 1, to have the grammar
checker watch for typing 2 spaces after a period.

======
| My seminary requires only 1 space, not 2, following periods for
| dissertations. How do I set my computer to do this? I have
| Microsoft XP and Microsoft Office 2000. >>
--
Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx

 

[Beth Melton]

Since it's already typed, the best way would be to use Edit/Replace.
Find all occurrences of two spaces and replace with one.

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Yes, I have done that. But in typing a 200 page document (as a
typist who
has typed putting two spaces after a period for 40 years and
therefore would
have to break a well engrained habit) I need to be able to correct
the error
(the two spaces) automatically--or at least in one action that
corrects it
all. Also, I have part of the paper already typed, thinking that
the
dissertation software I purchased would automatically convert the
document
into the correct form. It turns out this 1 space requirement is
unique to my
school and is not included in the formatting done by the software.
Therefore
I need to be able to make this change in an already-typed document.

Hi Zoe,

In Word you can use

Tools=>Options=>Spelling & Grammar=>[Settings]

and set the 'spaces requried between sentences' to 1, to have the
grammar checker watch for typing 2 spaces after a period.

======
| My seminary requires only 1 space, not 2, following periods for
| dissertations. How do I set my computer to do this? I have
| Microsoft XP and Microsoft Office 2000. >>
--
Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -

http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx