Commas that create a paragraph : very annoying

[ZOUZOU1789]

In Powerpoint 2007, full version, When in a French paragraph there is a
succession of "comma" "word" "comma" this will sometimes create automatically
a new paragraph : impossible to get the following part of the sentence to
stay within the current paragraph.
example :
la reconstruction des biens sinistrés dans tous les secteurs utilisateurs
(industrie, agriculture construction résidentielle, etc.)
will become when adding a necessary comma :
reconstruction des biens sinistrés dans tous les secteurs utilisateurs
(industrie, agriculture, construction résidentielle, etc.)
Each time I add a comma after agriculture it will put the whole text between
brackets in a new paragraph : strange......
It would not do this in the English version of that same text of
presentation. And it does not create systematically a paragraph, any idea
what is causing this ? thanks so much

 

[Echo S]

We've received other reports of this behavior, but I can't reproduce it. A
user sent me a sample file about 6 weeks ago, but the text doesn't break to
the second line (create a new paragraph) here. So I don't think I can even
*see* the behavior you are seeing! The textbox language on this file is US
English, so I don't think it's language-related, but I suppose it could be,
based on what you're experiencing.

I tend to lean toward it being a printer driver issue. Most of the bizarre
text display problems can be fixed by installing a Windows-certified printer
driver on the computer (not on the network). Using a basic driver like the
one used in these instructions would be worth trying:

How to install a local printer driver
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00605.htm

I'll be very interested to hear if that fixes it.

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