Word wrap problem

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Ed Hyde

We have hundreds of documents with two spaces between periods that end a sentence and the first word of the next sentence. When the first space is at the end of a line word wrap makes the 1st character of the next line a space. The second line is therefore not fully left justified which is not acceptable in correspondence. Is there a way to make Word smart enough to stop doing this? Thanks for you consideraton.
 
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Beth Melton

Hi Ed,

Take a look under Tools/Options/Compatibility and make sure "Wrap
trailing spaces to next line" is not selected.

This is a per document option and it should correct the document once
you turn the option off.

If you find some line still have leading spaces then change the
paragraph alignment to Center and then back to Left or Justify and
Word should automatically trim the leading spaces.
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Ed Hyde said:
We have hundreds of documents with two spaces between periods that
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end a sentence and the first word of the next sentence. When the
first space is at the end of a line word wrap makes the 1st character
of the next line a space. The second line is therefore not fully left
justified which is not acceptable in correspondence. Is there a way
to make Word smart enough to stop doing this? Thanks for you
consideraton.
 
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TF

Ed

Two spaces died out when Word Processors and Font Kerning made the
typewriter redundant. Use Edit Replace and in the Find box enter

Stop Space Space

and in the Replace box enter

Stop Space

This will remove all the double spaces.



: We have hundreds of documents with two spaces between periods that end a
sentence and the first word of the next sentence. When the first space is
at the end of a line word wrap makes the 1st character of the next line a
space. The second line is therefore not fully left justified which is not
acceptable in correspondence. Is there a way to make Word smart enough to
stop doing this? Thanks for you consideraton.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Why bother with the period? Just replace two spaces with one globally. But
Beth's is the better answer.
 
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TF

Suzanne

I suggested including the stop in case the document had used some 'padding'
spaces: not that you or I would entertain such a practise!

Terry

: Why bother with the period? Just replace two spaces with one globally. But
: Beth's is the better answer.
:
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: Suzanne S. Barnhill
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: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > Ed
: >
: > Two spaces died out when Word Processors and Font Kerning made the
: > typewriter redundant. Use Edit Replace and in the Find box enter
: >
: > Stop Space Space
: >
: > and in the Replace box enter
: >
: > Stop Space
: >
: > This will remove all the double spaces.
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
:
: >
: > : > : We have hundreds of documents with two spaces between periods that end
a
: > sentence and the first word of the next sentence. When the first space
is
: > at the end of a line word wrap makes the 1st character of the next line
a
: > space. The second line is therefore not fully left justified which is
not
: > acceptable in correspondence. Is there a way to make Word smart enough
to
: > stop doing this? Thanks for you consideraton.
: >
: >
:
 
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Ed Hyde

Beth, Suzanne, and Terry,

Thanks for your help. "Wrap trailing spaces" was selected. Unselecting it solved the problem.

Thanks again,

Ed Hyde
 
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