[Graham Mayor]

I think you will find that it doesn't automatically make the change when you
set this grammar checking option. It merely reports it as in error.
If you want the spacing to be automatic, you need to press the spacebar. Or
you could use Replace to insert the required number of spaces. Or better
still use one space. As Terry states, double spacing is an unnecessary
hangover to typewriting practice, irrelevant with proportionally spaced
fonts.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Wendy wrote:
"Wendy" wrote in message news:...

Two spaces automatically at the start of a new sentence immediately
after the previous one, can be done within word because I have done
it.
Open word document office button word options proofing grammar
settings spaces required between sentences(you choose)2

I just wondered if it could be done with the "comma" as well but only
one space. I assume this cannot be achieved then?

Wendy


"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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As Graham says. Also it is a waste of time unless you are using an
18th Century typewriter type face because modern fonts
auto-magically adjust the spacing between words and characters to
best fit. Putting in double-spaces will be hit and miss: it also
went out with typewriters. Terry

"Wendy" wrote in message
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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.