[Wendy[_2_]]

"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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the advice.

W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[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.

--

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Wendy[_2_]]

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous sentence does
work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an error! I know this
because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing grammar
settings spaces required between sentences (you choose) 2

Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Graham Mayor]

I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a sentence
are marked with a green underline. If you have the option to check grammar
with spelling, the spell check flags the single space as an error. In
neither case does it make the substitution automatically. I know of no way
to make it do that - but am interested to learn how you managed it.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing grammar
settings spaces required between sentences (you choose) 2

Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Wendy[_2_]]

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a sentence
are marked with a green underline. If you have the option to check grammar
with spelling, the spell check flags the single space as an error. In
neither case does it make the substitution automatically. I know of no way
to make it do that - but am interested to learn how you managed it.

Graham, I have just tried it again to make sure and if you go through the
procedure I showed in my previous post here, it works!

Also in grammar settings, I have the following boxes all checked with a
tick: - Check spelling as you type: Use contextual spelling: Mark grammar
errors as you type: Check grammar with spelling.

Also in the "Writing Style" box, I chose "Grammar & Style". If you also
look below that in the "Exceptions for" box, you can choose to use this
format only on the document you are on or "All New Documents".

I do not get any green underlining and I do not get any flagging errors like
you mention. Like I say, it works! Try it.

Wendy

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



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing grammar
settings spaces required between sentences (you choose) 2

Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Graham Mayor]

I have duplicated your settings and still get the green underline -
attributable to Mark grammar errors as you type - which is what I
expected. I really don't know how you managed to get it to make the change
automatically. This could be a language based issue. What language is at the
cursor?

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a
sentence are marked with a green underline. If you have the option
to check grammar with spelling, the spell check flags the single
space as an error. In neither case does it make the substitution
automatically. I know of no way to make it do that - but am
interested to learn how you managed it.

Graham, I have just tried it again to make sure and if you go through
the procedure I showed in my previous post here, it works!

Also in grammar settings, I have the following boxes all checked with
a tick: - Check spelling as you type: Use contextual spelling: Mark
grammar errors as you type: Check grammar with spelling.

Also in the "Writing Style" box, I chose "Grammar & Style". If you
also look below that in the "Exceptions for" box, you can choose to
use this format only on the document you are on or "All New
Documents".
I do not get any green underlining and I do not get any flagging
errors like you mention. Like I say, it works! Try it.

Wendy

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



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing
grammar settings spaces required between sentences (you choose)
2 Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Terry Farrell]

I get the same result as Graham - namely the green underline.

Terry Farrell

"Wendy" wrote in message
...
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a
sentence are marked with a green underline. If you have the option to
check grammar with spelling, the spell check flags the single space as an
error. In neither case does it make the substitution automatically. I
know of no way to make it do that - but am interested to learn how you
managed it.

Graham, I have just tried it again to make sure and if you go through the
procedure I showed in my previous post here, it works!

Also in grammar settings, I have the following boxes all checked with a
tick: - Check spelling as you type: Use contextual spelling: Mark
grammar errors as you type: Check grammar with spelling.

Also in the "Writing Style" box, I chose "Grammar & Style". If you also
look below that in the "Exceptions for" box, you can choose to use this
format only on the document you are on or "All New Documents".

I do not get any green underlining and I do not get any flagging errors
like you mention. Like I say, it works! Try it.

Wendy

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



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing grammar
settings spaces required between sentences (you choose) 2

Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Wendy[_2_]]

First of all, I am using Vista Ultimate.

This could be a language based issue. What language is at the cursor?

The language is English (United Kingdom)

Then use the same settings as I mentioned earlier and try it then.

Wendy

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I have duplicated your settings and still get the green underline -
attributable to Mark grammar errors as you type - which is what I
expected. I really don't know how you managed to get it to make the change
automatically.
--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a
sentence are marked with a green underline. If you have the option
to check grammar with spelling, the spell check flags the single
space as an error. In neither case does it make the substitution
automatically. I know of no way to make it do that - but am
interested to learn how you managed it.

Graham, I have just tried it again to make sure and if you go through
the procedure I showed in my previous post here, it works!

Also in grammar settings, I have the following boxes all checked with
a tick: - Check spelling as you type: Use contextual spelling: Mark
grammar errors as you type: Check grammar with spelling.

Also in the "Writing Style" box, I chose "Grammar & Style". If you
also look below that in the "Exceptions for" box, you can choose to
use this format only on the document you are on or "All New
Documents".
I do not get any green underlining and I do not get any flagging
errors like you mention. Like I say, it works! Try it.

Wendy

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



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing
grammar settings spaces required between sentences (you choose)
2 Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Graham Mayor]

I use English UK also (as does Terry).

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



Wendy wrote:
First of all, I am using Vista Ultimate.

This could be a language based issue. What language is at the cursor?

The language is English (United Kingdom)

Then use the same settings as I mentioned earlier and try it then.

Wendy

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I have duplicated your settings and still get the green underline -
attributable to Mark grammar errors as you type - which is what I
expected. I really don't know how you managed to get it to make the
change automatically.
--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a
sentence are marked with a green underline. If you have the option
to check grammar with spelling, the spell check flags the single
space as an error. In neither case does it make the substitution
automatically. I know of no way to make it do that - but am
interested to learn how you managed it.

Graham, I have just tried it again to make sure and if you go
through the procedure I showed in my previous post here, it works!

Also in grammar settings, I have the following boxes all checked
with a tick: - Check spelling as you type: Use contextual
spelling: Mark grammar errors as you type: Check grammar with
spelling. Also in the "Writing Style" box, I chose "Grammar & Style".
If you
also look below that in the "Exceptions for" box, you can choose to
use this format only on the document you are on or "All New
Documents".
I do not get any green underlining and I do not get any flagging
errors like you mention. Like I say, it works! Try it.

Wendy

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



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing
grammar settings spaces required between sentences (you
choose) 2 Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all
the advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Same here with English (United Kingdom) and English (Australian). That is,
setting the spaces to 2 will not result in two spaces being flagged as a
grammatical error, but it does not cause a second space to be added
automatically if the user only enters one space. In that case, the one
space will be flagged as a grammatical error.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I use English UK also (as does Terry).

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



Wendy wrote:
First of all, I am using Vista Ultimate.

This could be a language based issue. What language is at the cursor?

The language is English (United Kingdom)

Then use the same settings as I mentioned earlier and try it then.

Wendy

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I have duplicated your settings and still get the green underline -
attributable to Mark grammar errors as you type - which is what I
expected. I really don't know how you managed to get it to make the
change automatically.
--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a
sentence are marked with a green underline. If you have the option
to check grammar with spelling, the spell check flags the single
space as an error. In neither case does it make the substitution
automatically. I know of no way to make it do that - but am
interested to learn how you managed it.

Graham, I have just tried it again to make sure and if you go
through the procedure I showed in my previous post here, it works!

Also in grammar settings, I have the following boxes all checked
with a tick: - Check spelling as you type: Use contextual
spelling: Mark grammar errors as you type: Check grammar with
spelling. Also in the "Writing Style" box, I chose "Grammar & Style".
If you
also look below that in the "Exceptions for" box, you can choose to
use this format only on the document you are on or "All New
Documents".
I do not get any green underlining and I do not get any flagging
errors like you mention. Like I say, it works! Try it.

Wendy

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



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing
grammar settings spaces required between sentences (you
choose) 2 Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all
the advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Wendy[_2_]]

I must apologise to you all.

I tried it by typing the text and it does not work automatically.

What I forgot to tell you was, I am using speech recognition to dictate the
text to the screen and not typing it.

When Using the "Windows Speech Recognition Program" With Word, When I Say
"Full Stop", the Next Sentence automatically starts two spaces after the
previous one and I have no errors or green lines.

That must be the reason why it works with me and this program and not by
physical typing.

I do not know if you have ever used WSR, but once you've trained it, it is a
little diamond of a program and very handy.

Forgive me for leading you up the garden path lol, I did not mean to.

W.

When you are typing and you put the "full stop" in after a sentence, as long
as you do not press the space bar but just carry on writing after that
sentence, the next sentence should automatically start two spaces after the
previous one.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
I get the same result as Graham - namely the green underline.

Terry Farrell

"Wendy" wrote in message
...
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a
sentence are marked with a green underline. If you have the option to
check grammar with spelling, the spell check flags the single space as
an error. In neither case does it make the substitution automatically. I
know of no way to make it do that - but am interested to learn how you
managed it.

Graham, I have just tried it again to make sure and if you go through the
procedure I showed in my previous post here, it works!

Also in grammar settings, I have the following boxes all checked with a
tick: - Check spelling as you type: Use contextual spelling: Mark
grammar errors as you type: Check grammar with spelling.

Also in the "Writing Style" box, I chose "Grammar & Style". If you also
look below that in the "Exceptions for" box, you can choose to use this
format only on the document you are on or "All New Documents".

I do not get any green underlining and I do not get any flagging errors
like you mention. Like I say, it works! Try it.

Wendy

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



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing grammar
settings spaces required between sentences (you choose) 2

Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
Will do Terry, once again thanks for all your help :-))

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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.

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Thanks for providing this information Wendy. It is interesting to know
that.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Wendy" wrote in message
...
I must apologise to you all.

I tried it by typing the text and it does not work automatically.

What I forgot to tell you was, I am using speech recognition to dictate
the text to the screen and not typing it.

When Using the "Windows Speech Recognition Program" With Word, When I Say
"Full Stop", the Next Sentence automatically starts two spaces after the
previous one and I have no errors or green lines.

That must be the reason why it works with me and this program and not by
physical typing.

I do not know if you have ever used WSR, but once you've trained it, it is
a little diamond of a program and very handy.

Forgive me for leading you up the garden path lol, I did not mean to.

W.

When you are typing and you put the "full stop" in after a sentence, as
long as you do not press the space bar but just carry on writing after
that sentence, the next sentence should automatically start two spaces
after the previous one.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
I get the same result as Graham - namely the green underline.

Terry Farrell

"Wendy" wrote in message
...
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
I was aware of the grammar setting. If you have the grammar checker
automatically checking as you type, single spaces at the end of a
sentence are marked with a green underline. If you have the option to
check grammar with spelling, the spell check flags the single space as
an error. In neither case does it make the substitution automatically.
I know of no way to make it do that - but am interested to learn how
you managed it.

Graham, I have just tried it again to make sure and if you go through
the procedure I showed in my previous post here, it works!

Also in grammar settings, I have the following boxes all checked with a
tick: - Check spelling as you type: Use contextual spelling: Mark
grammar errors as you type: Check grammar with spelling.

Also in the "Writing Style" box, I chose "Grammar & Style". If you also
look below that in the "Exceptions for" box, you can choose to use this
format only on the document you are on or "All New Documents".

I do not get any green underlining and I do not get any flagging errors
like you mention. Like I say, it works! Try it.

Wendy

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



Wendy wrote:
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...

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.

Regarding automatically starting two spaces after the previous
sentence does work in my word 2007, it does not report it as an
error! I know this because I have done it and it works!

Try it.

Open word document office button word options proofing grammar
settings spaces required between sentences (you choose) 2

Wendy

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
...
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
...
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
...
Okay Terry, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks for all the
advice. W.

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
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
...
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.