I won't mention the Navy phrase in this case, but let's say that I was a gleam in Daddy's eye when you started typing and not crawling when you graduated. Here is a little macro code that will make it two spaces if that is what you want.
Sub TwoSpacesAfterSentence()
Dim oRng As Range
Set oRng = ActiveDocument.Range
With oRng.Find
.ClearFormatting
.MatchWildcards = True
.Text = "([.:\!\?]) ([A-Z])"
.Replacement.Text = "\1 \2"
.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End With
End Sub
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Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.
<G> I am well aware of feuds. I started typing classes in high school (1956/57 - graduated in '59). Regular typewriters for a long time in the office before advent of personal computers. When I started working at Group Health in 1988, we were using Windows 3.1 and the version of office that gave you Word version 6. Look at where we are now? In the case of Group Health as well as ECG Management Inc, the RULE was "2 spaces after periods and colons." When we had in-house tutor for Word, he told us the same thing. So it's been ingrained here with me. As for left justified versus Right/Left justified -- well... I use the latter in a manuscript type document (like a book or magazine article) I use even edges (R/L justified). You will notice all periodicals use this format. Looks more professional that way, and there are other reasons for using this format too. Won't get into that either at this time!
Cynthia
PS: My tested typing speed is over 80 words a minute
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When I took Personal Typing in 1958, the rule was two spaces after periods
and colons. This rule is still true for typewriters and for typewriter-style
(monospaced) fonts. For proportional fonts (and historically in printed
books), a single space is adequate and conventional, but many users prefer
to use two anyway. If you want to start a feud comparable to that between
the Bigendians vs. the Littleendians (or the Capulets and Montagues or
Hatfields and McCoys), start talking about two spaces vs. one and/or ragged
right vs. justified. I'm not going to get involved in either.