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Word 2003 acting weird...
There is by default an AutoCorrect entry that converts three periods into a
single ellipsis character. You can go to Tools AutoCorrect Options and remove that entry, or you can set a tab stop with a dot leader (http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...ettingTabs.htm) which will be much less effort than manually typing all the dots. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. silas wrote: Using the Courier New font, when I type out a dotted line the dots start out nicely spaced. then they condense into a tightly spaced dotted line. This continues for every three or four dots so that, instead of an evenly spaced dotted line I end up with about three times as many dots jammed into the same amount of space. How can I get my dots to remain at the spacing I intend? Thanks. silas |
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Using the Courier New font, when I type out a dotted line the dots start out
nicely spaced. then they condense into a tightly spaced dotted line. This continues for every three or four dots so that, instead of an evenly spaced dotted line I end up with about three times as many dots jammed into the same amount of space. How can I get my dots to remain at the spacing I intend? Thanks. silas |
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Word 2003 acting weird...
In general, it's better to use a tab to get what you want.
To do this, Format / Tabs (you may have to click on the little chevron at the bottom of the menu to get it to fully expand to show you the "Tabs" option) In the Tab stop position, type the position (in inches - there is a ruler shown across the top of your document) where you want the line of dots to end. For instance, type 5" In the "Leader" section of the tabs dialog, select "2 ......" Click OK Hit tab - you'll get your line of dots ending at 5". If you're off a bit, drag the tab stop (see it up there on the ruler - it looks like a little sideways "L") to where you want the dots to end. Note that this tab formatting stays with the paragraph - so if you want it different for some paragraphs than others, just select the paragraphs you want it different for and either drag the tab stop or go back into the tabs dialog and make adjustments. Hope this helps. "silas" wrote in message ... Using the Courier New font, when I type out a dotted line the dots start out nicely spaced. then they condense into a tightly spaced dotted line. This continues for every three or four dots so that, instead of an evenly spaced dotted line I end up with about three times as many dots jammed into the same amount of space. How can I get my dots to remain at the spacing I intend? Thanks. silas |
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Thank you both very much for your replies. Actually the simpler method for
me was to correct the auto-correct. It works fine now. silas "Mike Kelly (Home E-mail account)" wrote in message ... In general, it's better to use a tab to get what you want. To do this, Format / Tabs (you may have to click on the little chevron at the bottom of the menu to get it to fully expand to show you the "Tabs" option) In the Tab stop position, type the position (in inches - there is a ruler shown across the top of your document) where you want the line of dots to end. For instance, type 5" In the "Leader" section of the tabs dialog, select "2 ......" Click OK Hit tab - you'll get your line of dots ending at 5". If you're off a bit, drag the tab stop (see it up there on the ruler - it looks like a little sideways "L") to where you want the dots to end. Note that this tab formatting stays with the paragraph - so if you want it different for some paragraphs than others, just select the paragraphs you want it different for and either drag the tab stop or go back into the tabs dialog and make adjustments. Hope this helps. "silas" wrote in message ... Using the Courier New font, when I type out a dotted line the dots start out nicely spaced. then they condense into a tightly spaced dotted line. This continues for every three or four dots so that, instead of an evenly spaced dotted line I end up with about three times as many dots jammed into the same amount of space. How can I get my dots to remain at the spacing I intend? Thanks. silas |
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