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Need some help please.
Finishing my thesis and having trouble formatting. Whenever I use a url in
the body of the paragraph copy (Arial font, 12pt, double space) i get double
spacing between words. Looks something like this

Connolly, Rohan, 2005, Back to basics, at
http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/a...321904156.html on
27-6-2005.

Help please.

Cheeers
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Do you have it justified? It kinda looks like a printer trying to stretch
out an unnaturally short line (unnaturally short because the URL has to
begin on its own line because it doesn't have any spaces to break).

Click ¶ on the standard toolbar and you will see a little dot for each
space--use to make sure there aren't actually 2 spaces between words.

Shouldn't such a URL be in a bibliography rather than in the body of the
thesis, and the body just use a parenthetical citation of (Connolly 2005) or
something? But I use footnotes, anyhow, so I don't know.


On 1/23/06 9:12 PM, "moldy" wrote:

Need some help please.
Finishing my thesis and having trouble formatting. Whenever I use a url in
the body of the paragraph copy (Arial font, 12pt, double space) i get double
spacing between words. Looks something like this

Connolly, Rohan, 2005, Back to basics, at
http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/a...321904156.html on
27-6-2005.

Help please.

Cheeers


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Adding to what Daiya has said, if you must include the URL in running
(justified) text, either edit the text such that the line will break more
pleasingly, or insert a no-width optional break; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NoWidthSpace.htm

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"Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message
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Do you have it justified? It kinda looks like a printer trying to stretch
out an unnaturally short line (unnaturally short because the URL has to
begin on its own line because it doesn't have any spaces to break).

Click ¶ on the standard toolbar and you will see a little dot for each
space--use to make sure there aren't actually 2 spaces between words.

Shouldn't such a URL be in a bibliography rather than in the body of the
thesis, and the body just use a parenthetical citation of (Connolly 2005)

or
something? But I use footnotes, anyhow, so I don't know.


On 1/23/06 9:12 PM, "moldy" wrote:

Need some help please.
Finishing my thesis and having trouble formatting. Whenever I use a url

in
the body of the paragraph copy (Arial font, 12pt, double space) i get

double
spacing between words. Looks something like this

Connolly, Rohan, 2005, Back to basics, at

http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/a...321904156.html on
27-6-2005.

Help please.

Cheeers


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Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/
MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/
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Default Unusual formatting when using URL

Thanks to you both for responding. Yes it only occurs when justified. I'll
try your suggestions

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Adding to what Daiya has said, if you must include the URL in running
(justified) text, either edit the text such that the line will break more
pleasingly, or insert a no-width optional break; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NoWidthSpace.htm

--
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.

"Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message
.. .
Do you have it justified? It kinda looks like a printer trying to stretch
out an unnaturally short line (unnaturally short because the URL has to
begin on its own line because it doesn't have any spaces to break).

Click ¶ on the standard toolbar and you will see a little dot for each
space--use to make sure there aren't actually 2 spaces between words.

Shouldn't such a URL be in a bibliography rather than in the body of the
thesis, and the body just use a parenthetical citation of (Connolly 2005)

or
something? But I use footnotes, anyhow, so I don't know.


On 1/23/06 9:12 PM, "moldy" wrote:

Need some help please.
Finishing my thesis and having trouble formatting. Whenever I use a url

in
the body of the paragraph copy (Arial font, 12pt, double space) i get

double
spacing between words. Looks something like this

Connolly, Rohan, 2005, Back to basics, at

http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/a...321904156.html on
27-6-2005.

Help please.

Cheeers


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Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/
MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/
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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/



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