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An unwanted blank space between characters
This one has got me puzzled. I've got a document, a list of
references, where at two locations among the four paragraphs an unwanted single blank character space is appearing *in print,* but not on the screen. And it's only in this document and its variations, not others. It's always the same words no matter how I reformat the page, *except when I force a line break the blanks disappear on the new line. In one case it's between the two words "My supervisor." In the other, in next paragraph, it's within the word 'Knowledgeable,' typically between the n and o, but once between the o and w. I've checked font, text effects and character spacing, and all appears normal. Font is Univers 11 but changing it doesn't help. Printer is LJ4, but the locations are not in line and change physically on the page with reformatting, though both are always on right side of center (again, forcing a line break eliminates the spaces). Other versions of the same words print correctly elsewhere on the page. This file (and its brethren) are older docs and maybe something is left over from earlier formatting that doesn't appear on screen (formatting showing), but otherwise I'm at a loss. Any other ideas where to look? Thanks. Roger |
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An unwanted blank space between characters
I don't know if it's relevant, but there was an issue at some point where
spacing was erratic in paragraphs (maybe just headings?) that contained specific symbol (upper Unicode) characters. -- 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. wrote in message ... This one has got me puzzled. I've got a document, a list of references, where at two locations among the four paragraphs an unwanted single blank character space is appearing *in print,* but not on the screen. And it's only in this document and its variations, not others. It's always the same words no matter how I reformat the page, *except when I force a line break the blanks disappear on the new line. In one case it's between the two words "My supervisor." In the other, in next paragraph, it's within the word 'Knowledgeable,' typically between the n and o, but once between the o and w. I've checked font, text effects and character spacing, and all appears normal. Font is Univers 11 but changing it doesn't help. Printer is LJ4, but the locations are not in line and change physically on the page with reformatting, though both are always on right side of center (again, forcing a line break eliminates the spaces). Other versions of the same words print correctly elsewhere on the page. This file (and its brethren) are older docs and maybe something is left over from earlier formatting that doesn't appear on screen (formatting showing), but otherwise I'm at a loss. Any other ideas where to look? Thanks. Roger |
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IF the list was copied from another location (web page, WordPerfect
document) it is possible that some extra codes came with it. 1. Select your Tools menu, 2. Select your Options command 3. Select the Compatibility Tab 4. Click the dropdown which probably says "Custom" or some other version than the one you are using. 5. Change it to the version you are using. For instance, Word 2002, or Word 2003. 6. Click OK 7. Now try printing. If you are using Word 2007, then Click the Microsoft Office Button (Round Icon in upper left corner) Select Word Options Select the Advanced Tab Scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen. Change the Lay out this document as if created in "Microsoft Office Word 2007" Click OK Now try printing. -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn as well. " wrote in message : This one has got me puzzled. I've got a document, a list of references, where at two locations among the four paragraphs an unwanted single blank character space is appearing *in print,* but not on the screen. And it's only in this document and its variations, not others. It's always the same words no matter how I reformat the page, *except when I force a line break the blanks disappear on the new line. In one case it's between the two words "My supervisor." In the other, in next paragraph, it's within the word 'Knowledgeable,' typically between the n and o, but once between the o and w. I've checked font, text effects and character spacing, and all appears normal. Font is Univers 11 but changing it doesn't help. Printer is LJ4, but the locations are not in line and change physically on the page with reformatting, though both are always on right side of center (again, forcing a line break eliminates the spaces). Other versions of the same words print correctly elsewhere on the page. This file (and its brethren) are older docs and maybe something is left over from earlier formatting that doesn't appear on screen (formatting showing), but otherwise I'm at a loss. Any other ideas where to look? Thanks. Roger No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 10:20 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 10:20 AM |
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An unwanted blank space between characters
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
I don't know if it's relevant, but there was an issue at some point where spacing was erratic in paragraphs (maybe just headings?) that contained specific symbol (upper Unicode) characters. There are @ signs earlier in each of two lines, but then in others too. I guess that might qualify as erratic. I condensed the inter-character spacing by 4pts. Thanks. RM wrote in message . .. This one has got me puzzled. I've got a document, a list of references, where at two locations among the four paragraphs an unwanted single blank character space is appearing *in print,* but not on the screen. And it's only in this document and its variations, not others. It's always the same words no matter how I reformat the page, *except when I force a line break the blanks disappear on the new line. In one case it's between the two words "My supervisor." In the other, in next paragraph, it's within the word 'Knowledgeable,' typically between the n and o, but once between the o and w. I've checked font, text effects and character spacing, and all appears normal. Font is Univers 11 but changing it doesn't help. Printer is LJ4, but the locations are not in line and change physically on the page with reformatting, though both are always on right side of center (again, forcing a line break eliminates the spaces). Other versions of the same words print correctly elsewhere on the page. This file (and its brethren) are older docs and maybe something is left over from earlier formatting that doesn't appear on screen (formatting showing), but otherwise I'm at a loss. Any other ideas where to look? Thanks. Roger |
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"Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote:
IF the list was copied from another location (web page, WordPerfect document) it is possible that some extra codes came with it. 1. Select your Tools menu, 2. Select your Options command 3. Select the Compatibility Tab 4. Click the dropdown which probably says "Custom" or some other version than the one you are using. 5. Change it to the version you are using. For instance, Word 2002, or Word 2003. 6. Click OK 7. Now try printing. If you are using Word 2007, then Click the Microsoft Office Button (Round Icon in upper left corner) Select Word Options Select the Advanced Tab Scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen. Change the Lay out this document as if created in "Microsoft Office Word 2007" Click OK Now try printing. Interesting idea. This is Word 2000 and it was set correctly. But just to check your idea I changed it to Word 97 and saved, then back to 2000, and it printed ok. Thanks. RM " wrote in message : This one has got me puzzled. I've got a document, a list of references, where at two locations among the four paragraphs an unwanted single blank character space is appearing *in print,* but not on the screen. And it's only in this document and its variations, not others. It's always the same words no matter how I reformat the page, *except when I force a line break the blanks disappear on the new line. In one case it's between the two words "My supervisor." In the other, in next paragraph, it's within the word 'Knowledgeable,' typically between the n and o, but once between the o and w. I've checked font, text effects and character spacing, and all appears normal. Font is Univers 11 but changing it doesn't help. Printer is LJ4, but the locations are not in line and change physically on the page with reformatting, though both are always on right side of center (again, forcing a line break eliminates the spaces). Other versions of the same words print correctly elsewhere on the page. This file (and its brethren) are older docs and maybe something is left over from earlier formatting that doesn't appear on screen (formatting showing), but otherwise I'm at a loss. Any other ideas where to look? Thanks. Roger |
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If you look at all the options in the Compatibility listing, there is
only 1 that *I* have ever found useful. That one is the "Do full justification like WordPerfect 6x for Windows". WordPerfect changes how text is smooshed together when the paragraph is justified. All other settings have been problematic in one case or another. -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn as well. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 10:20 AM |
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An unwanted blank space between characters
I always enable the one that disables HTML paragraph auto spacing.
-- 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. "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote in message ... If you look at all the options in the Compatibility listing, there is only 1 that *I* have ever found useful. That one is the "Do full justification like WordPerfect 6x for Windows". WordPerfect changes how text is smooshed together when the paragraph is justified. All other settings have been problematic in one case or another. -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn as well. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 10:20 AM |
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
I always enable the one that disables HTML paragraph auto spacing. -- "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote in message ... If you look at all the options in the Compatibility listing, there is only 1 that *I* have ever found useful. That one is the "Do full justification like WordPerfect 6x for Windows". WordPerfect changes how text is smooshed together when the paragraph is justified. Are compatibility options only document specific in Word 2000? RM |
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An unwanted blank space between characters
They can also be template specific. Compatibility Options are in every
version of Word I have worked with. (97 - 2007) Sometimes copying and pasting text into a document can change an option. -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn as well. " wrote in message : "Suzanne S. Barnhill" HYPERLINK wrote: I always enable the one that disables HTML paragraph auto spacing. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: 10/1/2007 10:20 AM |
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An unwanted blank space between characters
They are document-specific. They're inherited from the template to begin
with, but you can change them for any given document. -- 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. wrote in message ... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I always enable the one that disables HTML paragraph auto spacing. -- "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote in message ... If you look at all the options in the Compatibility listing, there is only 1 that *I* have ever found useful. That one is the "Do full justification like WordPerfect 6x for Windows". WordPerfect changes how text is smooshed together when the paragraph is justified. Are compatibility options only document specific in Word 2000? RM |
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