changing two spaces to one

[ibisbill]

I'm sure this has been asked often before but I can't find the answer.
How do I automatically change two spaces between sentences (and not
only between sentences) to one space? I have tried Prefs>Spelling and
Grammar>Settings>Spaces req between sentences, but that doesn't seem to
work for some reason to the doc I am working on...

Thanks,

Michael

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Hi Michael:

Grammar won't change it, only tell you when it's wrong.

Use Find/Replace (see the Help for how). Find two spaces, replace with one.

Check carefully to make sure you know what you have in the Find and Replace
fields: you can't "see" spaces in there, but that doesn't mean they're not
there

Cheers

I'm sure this has been asked often before but I can't find the answer.
How do I automatically change two spaces between sentences (and not
only between sentences) to one space? I have tried Prefs>Spelling and
Grammar>Settings>Spaces req between sentences, but that doesn't seem to
work for some reason to the doc I am working on...

Thanks,

Michael

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John McGhie <[email protected]>
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[Clive Huggan]

And if you have many changes to make, but not *every* instance (so you can't
use "Replace All"), you can save time by keying ­ with the "Find and
Replace" pane to the front ­ Command-n for "Next" (i.e., you don't want to
replace that instance) or Command-r for "Replace" [and go to the next].

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the US and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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