The "proper" use of the ellipsis varies by language. Some typesetters put
spaces before and after, and some snub it entirely, insisting on spaced
periods (using nonbreaking spaces) instead.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Twayne" wrote in message
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In ,
EM-C typed:
Hello,
Each time I type the ellipses symbol (...) in a Word 2000
form (in locked mode) and there is a space preceding the
characters, it automatically deletes. Do you know how to
correct this? (I noticed it doesn't happen when they're
typed next to a character without a space in between).
Thank you.
A proper ellipses occurs without a space first; apparently Word knows
that... so the preceding is OK but ... isn't, because that form is usually
used to indicate a missing word, not trailing off to nothing.
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