[Graham Mayor]

I have duplicated your settings and still get the green underline -
attributable to Mark grammar errors as you type - which is what I
expected. I really don't know how you managed to get it to make the change
automatically. This could be a language based issue. What language is at the
cursor?

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a
sentence are marked with a green underline. If you have the option
to check grammar with spelling, the spell check flags the single
space as an error. In neither case does it make the substitution
automatically. I know of no way to make it do that - but am
interested to learn how you managed it.

Graham, I have just tried it again to make sure and if you go through
the procedure I showed in my previous post here, it works!

Also in grammar settings, I have the following boxes all checked with
a tick: - Check spelling as you type: Use contextual spelling: Mark
grammar errors as you type: Check grammar with spelling.

Also in the "Writing Style" box, I chose "Grammar & Style". If you
also look below that in the "Exceptions for" box, you can choose to
use this format only on the document you are on or "All New
Documents".
I do not get any green underlining and I do not get any flagging
errors like you mention. Like I say, it works! Try it.

Wendy

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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I think you will find that it doesn't automatically make the change
when you set this grammar checking option. It merely reports it as
in error.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing
grammar settings spaces required between sentences (you choose)
2 Wendy

Wendy wrote:
"Wendy" wrote in message news:...

Two spaces automatically at the start of a new sentence
immediately after the previous one, can be done within word
because I have done it.
Open word document office button word options proofing grammar
settings spaces required between sentences(you choose)2

I just wondered if it could be done with the "comma" as well but
only one space. I assume this cannot be achieved then?

Wendy


"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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As Graham says. Also it is a waste of time unless you are using
an 18th Century typewriter type face because modern fonts
auto-magically adjust the spacing between words and characters
to best fit. Putting in double-spaces will be hit and miss: it
also went out with typewriters. Terry

"Wendy" wrote in message
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Terry,

In the word 2007 program, I can format how many spaces there
should be after the end of a sentence and the full stop. So
for example, when a sentence finishes, the next sentence will
automatically start two spaces after the previous one if set
like that in word. Can you tell me within the word program, if
I can also do this
with a comma? I would like to, every time I use a comma for
punctuation, have the next word after the comma to start one
space after it. Is this possible at all and if it is, could you
tell me how it is
done within the word program please.

Thank you

Wendy



"Wendy" wrote in message
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Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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Many changes can be made permanently by editing normal.dotm.
However, many of the changes that you want to make can be
done through the dialogs in Word - such as page settings,
font set, paragraph spacing, line spacing, etc. and that is
the easiest and safest way to change them (minimal risk of
corrupting normal.dotm). Those examples can all be done in
the Font and Paragraph dialogs by pressing the DEFAULT
button in the dialogs after making the changes. Curly quotes
(Smart Quotes) can be toggled off in the AutoCorrect
Options dialog (Word Options | Proofing tab).

However, most of these settings will only work for new
document and not for existing documents. If you need to
change existing documents, then this can be done in various
ways dependant on the changes: attaching a new template to a
document, running a Find & Replace or using a macro are some
of the tools. But in the long-term, creating your own templates
is often
the best method because some changes to normal.dot (such as
adding a header or footer, for example) can have unforeseen
consequences with other Word functions.

Terry

"Wendy" wrote in message
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Terry, may I ask another question please.

I am not going to tamper with this, so do not panic, these
are just only questions.

Am I right in saying that, if I select the normal.dotm word
file from templates from within the office button and I
change such things as "line spacing" or "change curly
quotes to straight quotes" or any other such variation and
I save it afterwards, does that mean that every subsequent
word document I open will automatically have those changes
in them? If so, would I also be right in saying that I should
make a
separate template in "Templates" specifically with these
changes in them for that use?

You may or may not know this but being a Microsoft Word
expert, would you happen to know the exact format within a
word document that professional writers and author's use
generally? That includes all the punctuation, line spacing,
font and
anything else there is to know for the general formatting
of a manuscipt? It does not matter if you do not know, I
was just wondering if
you did?

W.

"Wendy" wrote in message
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Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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We recommend renaming rather than deleting as normal.dotm
sometimes stores special user create macros and styles
which can be copied to the normal.bad to the normal.dotm
using the Oganizer. If you ignore it for a few session
until you are happy that nothing is missing, then delete
it. Terry

"Wendy" wrote in message
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Brilliant Terry!!! Thank you very much indeed! It now
works perfectly.

Just one thing, renaming the normal.dotm to normal.bad
has left a file there in templates as a blank piece of
paper with the filename "normal.bad" and created a new
normal.dotm which I assume is the new uncorrupted file.

What do I do with the normal.bad blank piece of paper
file, do I delete it or just leave it there?

I checked all the other templates and there were no
others there with the ~ character.

Thank you so much for your patience and help.

W.



"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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That is correct reaction: when the Data Key is deleted,
it is automatically recreated when Word is restarted
(but it will be fresh and uncorrupted).

To resolve the other part of the problem, you need to
find normal.dotm and rename it normal.bad. Presuming
you are using Word 2007 in Vista, you will find the
file in:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templa tes

With Word closed, use Windows Explorer to get to the
Templates folder above, select normal.dotm, right-click
and choose Rename; then change it to normal.bad. Whilst
in that folder, if you see ANY templates or files
starting with a ~ character, delete them. Now test Word
again. Terry

"Wendy" wrote in message
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I went into the registry, but I did not change anything
within there, so no damage has appeared. All I have
done now, is exactly what you have asked me to do
which is to delete "Data" in "Word" within the
registry. I have done this three times and rebooted
three times and after deleting the "Data" each time,
it comes back when I reboot thus, still leaving the
problem. Can you think what else it could be?

Thank you

W.