autocorrect/format spaces between sentences

[Karen]

Using speech to text and program only adds one space between sentences. Is
there a way to setup autocorrect or autoformat to make it two spaces between
sentences. When I used spellcheck it automaticially goes to each sentence
break for me to add that space but wondered if there is a way to
automatically do it.

 

[Graham Mayor]

There is no automatic way to add extra unnecessary spaces between sentences.
This is a word processor with proportionally spaced fonts. If you want to
adopt ancient typewriter practice, then you will have to use the replace
function to add them later.

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[Karen]

I get paid by the character, including spaces.......

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

So you admit to padding your work to jack up your fees?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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[cwiseley]

A number of colleges, universities and other institutions require two
spaces between sentences. There is a way to have speech to text put in
two spaces. I just had to find out how for my dissertation. I now need
to figure out how to turn it off. If I find it I will try to post it
here.

I would also say that there is not full consensus about whether a
puctuation mark followed by one space is sufficient to signal a new
sentence. There are many exceptions to the "period one-space" sentence
signal. You can find lots of discussion on it elsewhere.

Dr. W. C. Wiseley

So you admit to padding your work to jack up your fees?

 

[dr-wiseley]

Karen wrote on 03/10/2010 09:53 ET

Using speech to text and program only adds one space between sentences. I
there a way to setup autocorrect or autoformat to make it two spaces betwee
sentences. When I used spellcheck it automaticially goes to each sentenc
break for me to add that space but wondered if there is a way t
automatically do it

The APA has now gone to 2 spaces in v6 (see section 4.01) from one in v
(section 5.11). It depends on the operating system and version of office o
ho
to change it

Under windows 7
&bull; access the control panel
&bull; access speech recognition
&bull; select advanced speech options
&bull; on the properties page, select 2 as the number of spaces betwee
sentences
&bull; exit saving all the way
If you need the XP solution, it is in a similar place as I remember

Hope this helps.