[Koen]

What is it that causes the degree symbol to appear automatically? For
example, when typing ':' this is switched to '°:'. Can this be avoided?

Thank you,

Koen

[Stefan Blom]

The degree symbol indicates a space character. For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm.

Space characters before punctuation marks seems like a
language-specific setting. Make sure that you have the correct
language defined for your text.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Koen" wrote in message
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What is it that causes the degree symbol to appear automatically?
For
example, when typing ':' this is switched to '°:'. Can this be
avoided?

Thank you,

Koen

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In certain languages (including French, I believe), the convention is to
have a space before a colon. To ensure that the colon stays with the
preceding text, Word inserts a nonbreaking space, which is what the degree
symbol indicates, as described in
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm.

As Stefan suggests, the likelihood is that your text is formatted for one of
the languages that observe this convention.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Koen" wrote in message
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What is it that causes the degree symbol to appear automatically? For
example, when typing ':' this is switched to '°:'. Can this be avoided?

Thank you,

Koen