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Line spacing changes to double space
I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that
process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Use edit paste special unformatted text to past the web stuff (or use
the following macro) Sub PasteUnfText() On Error GoTo Oops Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteText, Placement:= _ wdInLine End Oops: Beep End Sub http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Vince wrote: I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Line spacing changes to double space
Go to Format | Paragraph and check in the space before and space after
section. There is probably some extra space here. Set both to 0. Does this solve your problem? -- Rae Drysdale "Vince" wrote: I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Thanks for the reply.
Spacing before and after are both set to 0 pts. "Rae Drysdale" wrote: Go to Format | Paragraph and check in the space before and space after section. There is probably some extra space here. Set both to 0. Does this solve your problem? -- Rae Drysdale "Vince" wrote: I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Line spacing changes to double space
See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html
-- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Vince,
Have you tried Graham's suggestion? Also see: http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/CleanWebText.htm -- Luc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint "Vince" schreef in bericht ... Thanks for the reply. Spacing before and after are both set to 0 pts. "Rae Drysdale" wrote: Go to Format | Paragraph and check in the space before and space after section. There is probably some extra space here. Set both to 0. Does this solve your problem? -- Rae Drysdale "Vince" wrote: I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Thanks for all the replies. I generally do use Paste Special-Unformatted
Text, and I 've also used Paste Options-Keep Text Only, but I still experience the behavior where it seems to default to double spacing, but does not indicate it as such in Format-Paragraph, so I can't seem to change it back to Single Spacing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Line spacing changes to double space
The problem just happened again.
I cut some text from a web page, I pasted it using Paste SpecialUnformatted Text, and when I go to type after it, it is now double spaced. When I highlight that newly double spaced area and go to FormatParagraph, it does in fact show some odd results. Space Before and After show "Auto" and Line Spacing shows "At Least 14.25". I've confirmed that before the Paste Special, the Paragraph formatting was Space Before/After "0" and single line spacing. Why would Pasting Unformatted Text change those settings? Thanks "Vince" wrote: Thanks for all the replies. I generally do use Paste Special-Unformatted Text, and I 've also used Paste Options-Keep Text Only, but I still experience the behavior where it seems to default to double spacing, but does not indicate it as such in Format-Paragraph, so I can't seem to change it back to Single Spacing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Line spacing changes to double space
Was the spacing in your document applied as direct formatting, or is that
the spacing defined in the style? What happens if you select one of the existing paragraphs and press Ctrl+Q? -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... The problem just happened again. I cut some text from a web page, I pasted it using Paste SpecialUnformatted Text, and when I go to type after it, it is now double spaced. When I highlight that newly double spaced area and go to FormatParagraph, it does in fact show some odd results. Space Before and After show "Auto" and Line Spacing shows "At Least 14.25". I've confirmed that before the Paste Special, the Paragraph formatting was Space Before/After "0" and single line spacing. Why would Pasting Unformatted Text change those settings? Thanks "Vince" wrote: Thanks for all the replies. I generally do use Paste Special-Unformatted Text, and I 've also used Paste Options-Keep Text Only, but I still experience the behavior where it seems to default to double spacing, but does not indicate it as such in Format-Paragraph, so I can't seem to change it back to Single Spacing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Line spacing changes to double space
I made no changes to the formatting, so I guess that means it is as defined
in the style. If I select a single spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, it remains unchanged. If I select a double spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, the spacing changes slightly smaller, but it is still double spaced (if I place the cursor there and press Enter, I get a double space). Also, if I go to FormatParagraph after pressing Ctrl+Q (the paragraph is still selected) it shows Space Before/After as Auto, and Line Spacing as Single. This is in both the paragraphs I referred to above, even the one that is still clearly double spaced. Thanks "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the spacing in your document applied as direct formatting, or is that the spacing defined in the style? What happens if you select one of the existing paragraphs and press Ctrl+Q? -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... The problem just happened again. I cut some text from a web page, I pasted it using Paste SpecialUnformatted Text, and when I go to type after it, it is now double spaced. When I highlight that newly double spaced area and go to FormatParagraph, it does in fact show some odd results. Space Before and After show "Auto" and Line Spacing shows "At Least 14.25". I've confirmed that before the Paste Special, the Paragraph formatting was Space Before/After "0" and single line spacing. Why would Pasting Unformatted Text change those settings? Thanks "Vince" wrote: Thanks for all the replies. I generally do use Paste Special-Unformatted Text, and I 've also used Paste Options-Keep Text Only, but I still experience the behavior where it seems to default to double spacing, but does not indicate it as such in Format-Paragraph, so I can't seem to change it back to Single Spacing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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And they are both displaying as the same paragraph style?
-- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I made no changes to the formatting, so I guess that means it is as defined in the style. If I select a single spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, it remains unchanged. If I select a double spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, the spacing changes slightly smaller, but it is still double spaced (if I place the cursor there and press Enter, I get a double space). Also, if I go to FormatParagraph after pressing Ctrl+Q (the paragraph is still selected) it shows Space Before/After as Auto, and Line Spacing as Single. This is in both the paragraphs I referred to above, even the one that is still clearly double spaced. Thanks "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the spacing in your document applied as direct formatting, or is that the spacing defined in the style? What happens if you select one of the existing paragraphs and press Ctrl+Q? -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... The problem just happened again. I cut some text from a web page, I pasted it using Paste SpecialUnformatted Text, and when I go to type after it, it is now double spaced. When I highlight that newly double spaced area and go to FormatParagraph, it does in fact show some odd results. Space Before and After show "Auto" and Line Spacing shows "At Least 14.25". I've confirmed that before the Paste Special, the Paragraph formatting was Space Before/After "0" and single line spacing. Why would Pasting Unformatted Text change those settings? Thanks "Vince" wrote: Thanks for all the replies. I generally do use Paste Special-Unformatted Text, and I 've also used Paste Options-Keep Text Only, but I still experience the behavior where it seems to default to double spacing, but does not indicate it as such in Format-Paragraph, so I can't seem to change it back to Single Spacing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Yes, both show the same style in the formatting toolbar.
If I cut text from a webpage and use Paste SpecialUnformatted text, that pasted paragraph shows as Heading 2 + Arial (which is what the formatting toolbar displayed before I pasted). Even though it pastes in as single spaced, any typing after that is double spaced. If I select the pasted single spaced paragraph (the toolbar says Heading 2 + arial) and press CTRL +Q, the spacing changes slightly and it is still single spaced, and it still says Heading 2 + arial. If I select that newly typed double spaced paragraph (the toolbar says Heading 2 + arial) and press CTRL +Q, the spacing changes slightly and it is still double spaced, and it still says Heading 2 + arial. As a test I created a new document, typed in it, and the style showed as Normal. Selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Q does not seem to change the way it appears, and it still says Normal. Also, text that I paste into this new document using Paste Special will appear as Normal. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: And they are both displaying as the same paragraph style? -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I made no changes to the formatting, so I guess that means it is as defined in the style. If I select a single spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, it remains unchanged. If I select a double spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, the spacing changes slightly smaller, but it is still double spaced (if I place the cursor there and press Enter, I get a double space). Also, if I go to FormatParagraph after pressing Ctrl+Q (the paragraph is still selected) it shows Space Before/After as Auto, and Line Spacing as Single. This is in both the paragraphs I referred to above, even the one that is still clearly double spaced. Thanks "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the spacing in your document applied as direct formatting, or is that the spacing defined in the style? What happens if you select one of the existing paragraphs and press Ctrl+Q? -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... The problem just happened again. I cut some text from a web page, I pasted it using Paste SpecialUnformatted Text, and when I go to type after it, it is now double spaced. When I highlight that newly double spaced area and go to FormatParagraph, it does in fact show some odd results. Space Before and After show "Auto" and Line Spacing shows "At Least 14.25". I've confirmed that before the Paste Special, the Paragraph formatting was Space Before/After "0" and single line spacing. Why would Pasting Unformatted Text change those settings? Thanks "Vince" wrote: Thanks for all the replies. I generally do use Paste Special-Unformatted Text, and I 've also used Paste Options-Keep Text Only, but I still experience the behavior where it seems to default to double spacing, but does not indicate it as such in Format-Paragraph, so I can't seem to change it back to Single Spacing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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Note that Heading 2 + Arial is not a style but "formatting." If you want
your Heading 2s to be Arial, you need to modify the style rather than add the font as direct formatting. I'm not sure what that might have to do with the problem, however. -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... Yes, both show the same style in the formatting toolbar. If I cut text from a webpage and use Paste SpecialUnformatted text, that pasted paragraph shows as Heading 2 + Arial (which is what the formatting toolbar displayed before I pasted). Even though it pastes in as single spaced, any typing after that is double spaced. If I select the pasted single spaced paragraph (the toolbar says Heading 2 + arial) and press CTRL +Q, the spacing changes slightly and it is still single spaced, and it still says Heading 2 + arial. If I select that newly typed double spaced paragraph (the toolbar says Heading 2 + arial) and press CTRL +Q, the spacing changes slightly and it is still double spaced, and it still says Heading 2 + arial. As a test I created a new document, typed in it, and the style showed as Normal. Selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Q does not seem to change the way it appears, and it still says Normal. Also, text that I paste into this new document using Paste Special will appear as Normal. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: And they are both displaying as the same paragraph style? -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I made no changes to the formatting, so I guess that means it is as defined in the style. If I select a single spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, it remains unchanged. If I select a double spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, the spacing changes slightly smaller, but it is still double spaced (if I place the cursor there and press Enter, I get a double space). Also, if I go to FormatParagraph after pressing Ctrl+Q (the paragraph is still selected) it shows Space Before/After as Auto, and Line Spacing as Single. This is in both the paragraphs I referred to above, even the one that is still clearly double spaced. Thanks "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the spacing in your document applied as direct formatting, or is that the spacing defined in the style? What happens if you select one of the existing paragraphs and press Ctrl+Q? -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... The problem just happened again. I cut some text from a web page, I pasted it using Paste SpecialUnformatted Text, and when I go to type after it, it is now double spaced. When I highlight that newly double spaced area and go to FormatParagraph, it does in fact show some odd results. Space Before and After show "Auto" and Line Spacing shows "At Least 14.25". I've confirmed that before the Paste Special, the Paragraph formatting was Space Before/After "0" and single line spacing. Why would Pasting Unformatted Text change those settings? Thanks "Vince" wrote: Thanks for all the replies. I generally do use Paste Special-Unformatted Text, and I 've also used Paste Options-Keep Text Only, but I still experience the behavior where it seems to default to double spacing, but does not indicate it as such in Format-Paragraph, so I can't seem to change it back to Single Spacing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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I don't really understand what you are saying in your last post, but I'm
concluding it is information, but not a solution to my problem. Anyway, I've been experimenting to reproduce the problem in a new document, and it seems like it only occurs if I forget to Paste as unformatted text. Also the info you've given me has allowed me understand how to undo it when it happens. I think I can control it now. I'll post back if I have more problems. Thanks for help. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Note that Heading 2 + Arial is not a style but "formatting." If you want your Heading 2s to be Arial, you need to modify the style rather than add the font as direct formatting. I'm not sure what that might have to do with the problem, however. -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... Yes, both show the same style in the formatting toolbar. If I cut text from a webpage and use Paste SpecialUnformatted text, that pasted paragraph shows as Heading 2 + Arial (which is what the formatting toolbar displayed before I pasted). Even though it pastes in as single spaced, any typing after that is double spaced. If I select the pasted single spaced paragraph (the toolbar says Heading 2 + arial) and press CTRL +Q, the spacing changes slightly and it is still single spaced, and it still says Heading 2 + arial. If I select that newly typed double spaced paragraph (the toolbar says Heading 2 + arial) and press CTRL +Q, the spacing changes slightly and it is still double spaced, and it still says Heading 2 + arial. As a test I created a new document, typed in it, and the style showed as Normal. Selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Q does not seem to change the way it appears, and it still says Normal. Also, text that I paste into this new document using Paste Special will appear as Normal. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: And they are both displaying as the same paragraph style? -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I made no changes to the formatting, so I guess that means it is as defined in the style. If I select a single spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, it remains unchanged. If I select a double spaced paragraph and press Ctrl+Q, the spacing changes slightly smaller, but it is still double spaced (if I place the cursor there and press Enter, I get a double space). Also, if I go to FormatParagraph after pressing Ctrl+Q (the paragraph is still selected) it shows Space Before/After as Auto, and Line Spacing as Single. This is in both the paragraphs I referred to above, even the one that is still clearly double spaced. Thanks "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the spacing in your document applied as direct formatting, or is that the spacing defined in the style? What happens if you select one of the existing paragraphs and press Ctrl+Q? -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... The problem just happened again. I cut some text from a web page, I pasted it using Paste SpecialUnformatted Text, and when I go to type after it, it is now double spaced. When I highlight that newly double spaced area and go to FormatParagraph, it does in fact show some odd results. Space Before and After show "Auto" and Line Spacing shows "At Least 14.25". I've confirmed that before the Paste Special, the Paragraph formatting was Space Before/After "0" and single line spacing. Why would Pasting Unformatted Text change those settings? Thanks "Vince" wrote: Thanks for all the replies. I generally do use Paste Special-Unformatted Text, and I 've also used Paste Options-Keep Text Only, but I still experience the behavior where it seems to default to double spacing, but does not indicate it as such in Format-Paragraph, so I can't seem to change it back to Single Spacing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html -- 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. "Vince" wrote in message ... I often cut and paste text from the web to Word XP, and somehow in that process the line spacing changes from single spacing to double, so that when I then add my own comment and hit the Enter key, I get two line spaces. And then it stays that way for the rest of the document. I find this quite irritating, and if I go into Format/Paragraph it still shows it as single space, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I highlight a portion of the document (or the whole document) and go to Format/Paragraph/single spacing, it still does not help the problem. I know that when this happens I can do a Shift/Enter and get single spacing for just that line, but it is troublesome to remember to do that on every line as I am working more on the document. I also use WordPad quite a bit, and it happens there too. If you have any ideas, I would be very grateful. Thank you. |
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