We use nonbraking spaces (Ctl+Alt+space bar) in our daily correspondence;
however, our company recently purchased & installed scanners called ScanSnap
(Fujitsu). Unfornately, every time you key in a required space, it turns on
the scanning function. I found a work-around to this new wrinkle; however,
it is a bit cumbersome. I created a macro to use the nonbreaking symbol
under Special Characters, & assigned that macro to a custom toolbar key.
Again, typing becomes a pain when you have to stop & select the toolbar
button evey time you want to insert a required space. Does anyone know of
any easier way to do this without having too much of a break in continuity
while typing? (I love that the scanner folks obvisously were not familiar
with Word, by their using the present combination of keys already "spoken
for" in Word)

First of all, the default keyboard shortcut for a nonbreaking space is
Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar, not Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar. But you can substitute any
shortcut you like. On the Special Characters tab of Insert | Symbol, select
Nonbreaking Space, click Shortcut Key..., and enter any keyboard shortcut
you want to use.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Bec" wrote in message
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We use nonbraking spaces (Ctl+Alt+space bar) in our daily correspondence;
however, our company recently purchased & installed scanners called
ScanSnap
(Fujitsu). Unfornately, every time you key in a required space, it turns
on
the scanning function. I found a work-around to this new wrinkle;
however,
it is a bit cumbersome. I created a macro to use the nonbreaking symbol
under Special Characters, & assigned that macro to a custom toolbar key.
Again, typing becomes a pain when you have to stop & select the toolbar
button evey time you want to insert a required space. Does anyone know of
any easier way to do this without having too much of a break in continuity
while typing? (I love that the scanner folks obvisously were not familiar
with Word, by their using the present combination of keys already "spoken
for" in Word)

You can try this EnergyKey
http://www30.webSamba.com/SmartStudio
This may be help you.
Now I always use EnergyKey, it helps me so much in my work.

I made a typo--I realize you use Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar--sorry. Thank you for
the info on creating my own shortcut. I give it a try.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

First of all, the default keyboard shortcut for a nonbreaking space is
Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar, not Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar. But you can substitute any
shortcut you like. On the Special Characters tab of Insert | Symbol, select
Nonbreaking Space, click Shortcut Key..., and enter any keyboard shortcut
you want to use.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Bec" wrote in message
...
We use nonbraking spaces (Ctl+Alt+space bar) in our daily correspondence;
however, our company recently purchased & installed scanners called
ScanSnap
(Fujitsu). Unfornately, every time you key in a required space, it turns
on
the scanning function. I found a work-around to this new wrinkle;
however,
it is a bit cumbersome. I created a macro to use the nonbreaking symbol
under Special Characters, & assigned that macro to a custom toolbar key.
Again, typing becomes a pain when you have to stop & select the toolbar
button evey time you want to insert a required space. Does anyone know of
any easier way to do this without having too much of a break in continuity
while typing? (I love that the scanner folks obvisously were not familiar
with Word, by their using the present combination of keys already "spoken
for" in Word)