Double space after sentence (Word 2000)

[Guest]

I'd like to set up my MSWord 2000 document so that there are two spaces after
a sentence. The default seems to be a single space after a sentence. Is there
an option to set this so it happens automatically. I couldn't find anything
under the AutoCorrect feature.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

There is no such setting. You can set the grammar checker to alert you when
you only use one space. Note that if you are using a proportionally spaced
font, the proper spacing to make your document most easily read is built
into the font for one space at the end of a sentence.
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[Guest]

You should be able to go into the Format, Paragraph dialog box and set the
spacing before or after a paragraph to 24 pts. Note: Don't set both as this
will add 2 blank lines instead of one. This assumes that each sentence ends
with a hard return, of course.

 

[Stefan Blom]

The original message is not about vertical spacing. Instead, it refers
to inserting two *space characters* (corresponding to pressing the
SPACEBAR key twice on the keyboard) after each sentence.

 

[Guest]

I did set my documents to have two spaces after a puncuation mark but I don't
remember how. I thought it was in Tools/Options but I don't see anything in
Word 2003. Does anyone know how to set the default for two spaces after a
sentence?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There is no provision for this except that you can require the Grammar
Checker to mark occurrences of a single space after punctuation. Tools |
Options | Spelling & Grammar.

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[Don Ellis]

Interestingly, I noticed your question because I was about to ask for
a recurring macro that would replace all occurrences of two spaces
with one (and then stop), rather than the simple search-and-replace
multiple times that I'm doing now.

In searching Google, here's the first link I found (which may help
you):

http://wordtips.vitalnews.com/Pages/T1497_An_Automatic_Two_Spaces_After_a_Period.html

Since the advent of word processing programs with proportional type,
there is an argument to follow typesetting rules (1 space) rather than
typewriting rules (2 spaces).

http://www.itcfonts.com/Ulc/4111/TopTenTypeCrimes.htm?osadcampaign=IMP

I leave it to you.

Don


On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:06:03 -0700, Terry A <Terry

 

[Guest]

That is exactly what I did before. Thanks Don, for jogging my memory and
also the link to Words Tips.