[Graham Mayor]

Neither is possible in Word ... automatically.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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Wendy wrote:
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.