Extra space wraps

[Guest]

I always type two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence (was
taught that way in typing class many years ago). When the double space at
the end of a sentence falls at the right margin in a Word document, Word
usually realizes what the extra space is and just leaves it at the end of the
line where it belongs. But sometimes the second space wraps to the beginning
of the next line, causing it to be very slightly indented. Doesn't happen
all the time, just sometimes--but when I find a document where that is
happening, it happens consistently within that paragraph style in that
portion of the document. I can't tell that I've got any differences in
settings or paragraph styles between when it happens versus when the second
space stays put at the end of the line where it belongs. What am I missing,
and how do I keep that second space from wrapping to the beginning of the
next line?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the input, but after over 30 years of typing this way, I'm not
about to change. Besides, I'm still of the opinion that the extra space
makes paragraphs more readable, even with a proportionally spaced font. So
the question remains, why does Word sometimes wrap the extra space, and
sometimes not?

 

[Guest]

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and how do I keep that second space from wrapping to the beginning of the
next line?

You do that by NOT typing a second space. You were taught in typing class,
but Word is not a typewriter. The second space is used only in fixed-width
fonts, not modern proportionally spaced fonts. Break the habit of
two-spacing. If you find you are reverting to your old ways, do a
find-and-replace of double spaces to a single space and replace all.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

On the Compatibility tab of Tools | Options, clear the check box for "Wrap
trailing spaces to next line." Also, note that if this box is checked,
there's a good chance that you have the compatibility set for WordPerfect.
You might want to change the setting to whatever version of Word you're
using and make that the default.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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