tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603093992039878904.post6089663216924756902..comments2023-04-14T04:22:21.967-07:00Comments on Word Tips World: DO NOT USE SPACES TO FORMAT TEXT IN WORD!!markowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01691087571429357848noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603093992039878904.post-21017074323475935522010-02-09T12:31:36.614-08:002010-02-09T12:31:36.614-08:00Nice tip, thanks! Unsurprisingly, though I wrote t...Nice tip, thanks! Unsurprisingly, though I wrote that post a couple of years ago I still see this very often.<br /><br />As for the double spaces, yes, I was a double-space man for years, as I was taught that way, but I have been cured for a long time now :)markowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01691087571429357848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603093992039878904.post-34396657638346029032010-02-09T11:27:12.230-08:002010-02-09T11:27:12.230-08:00Amen, brother!
Don't forget that you can put ...Amen, brother!<br /><br />Don't forget that you can put your text into multiple columns without resorting to Word's tables. Not always the best solution, but it can be helpful sometimes.<br /><br />The quick-fix is to do a search and replace -- find any instance of three or more spaces and replace it with a tab. Then search for two consecutive spaces and replace it with one space and keep running it until no replacements are made. (I still get old-school typewriter folks who put a double-space after periods.)Andy Hollandbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005908016945472261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603093992039878904.post-3385227059623247152007-03-29T07:53:00.000-07:002007-03-29T07:53:00.000-07:00If there is just ONE convert, it will all have bee...If there is just ONE convert, it will all have been worthwhile :)<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I have laid it on a BIT thick with this issue, but it is a VERY basic thing - it is a fundamental abuse of Word and its capabilities!<BR/><BR/>I am in the translating business, and my Computer Aided Translation tool cannot recognize the divisions between phrases/sentences when they are separated with spaces like this and it REALLY slows us down. Also, try doing it in an email, or changing the font style or size :)markowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01691087571429357848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603093992039878904.post-83972179394398795472007-03-29T06:44:00.000-07:002007-03-29T06:44:00.000-07:00Some good tips. I have been guilty of "cheating" i...Some good tips. I have been guilty of "cheating" in this way on documents. I will no longer do this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603093992039878904.post-21727517454208073542007-03-29T06:18:00.000-07:002007-03-29T06:18:00.000-07:00This is one of my biggest pet peeves as well. Wor...This is one of my biggest pet peeves as well. Working in ad layout and design I edited a job created previously by another layout person. There is no bigger annoyance than trying to make changes to something like a menu when someone would use spaces or periods instead of using a leader and tabs to line up the columns. I would usually scrap their text and re-set everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com