Get grammar checker to recognise additional spaces between WORDS

[kathyturner]

Hello!
Until recently my grammar checker (Word 2010) would show additiona
spacing added between words with a wiggly green line. Now it ignore
that additional spacing. How can I restore it? I've gone t
file/options/proofreading/ BUT cannot find a suitable category to clic
or unclick.

Thanks
Kath

 

[Stefan Blom]

At File tab | Options | Proofing, click the Settings button (next to the
"Writing style" drop down) and make sure that "Spaces required between
sentences" is set to what you want.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"kathyturner" wrote in message
Hello!
Until recently my grammar checker (Word 2010) would show additional
spacing added between words with a wiggly green line. Now it ignores
that additional spacing. How can I restore it? I've gone to
file/options/proofreading/ BUT cannot find a suitable category to click
or unclick.

Thanks
Kathy

 

[kathyturner]

Thank you Stefan:
I made the change you suggested, BUT it does not solve the problem
Here is a screencast (using Jing) of 2 test sentences. As you can se
ONLY TWO of the spacing errors IN the sentences were picked up
http://screencast.com/t/Nap0uiLs9F

EVEN more puzzling: Here is a screencast of the same 2 test sentence
but with extra space added between them. Grammar checker picked up th
space between sentences BUT ONLY ONE of the space errors within th
sentences: http://screencast.com/t/TgVxkEa9

What is happening
Kath

;493192']At File tab | Options | Proofing, click the Settings butto
(next to the
"Writing style" drop down) and make sure that "Spaces required between
sentences" is set to what you want

--
Stefan Blo
Microsoft Word MV




"kathyturner" wrote in messag

Hello
Until recently my grammar checker (Word 2010) would show additiona
spacing added between words with a wiggly green line. Now it ignore
that additional spacing. How can I restore it? I've gone t
file/options/proofreading/ BUT cannot find a suitable category to clic
or unclick

Thank
Kath

 

[Stefan Blom]

This is strange. For me it appears to work correctly.

Verify that the correct language is applied to text and that "Mark grammar
errors as you type" is selected in the Proofing category (of File tab |
Options).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"kathyturner" wrote in message
Thank you Stefan:
I made the change you suggested, BUT it does not solve the problem.
Here is a screencast (using Jing) of 2 test sentences. As you can see
ONLY TWO of the spacing errors IN the sentences were picked up:
http://screencast.com/t/Nap0uiLs9FV

EVEN more puzzling: Here is a screencast of the same 2 test sentences
but with extra space added between them. Grammar checker picked up the
space between sentences BUT ONLY ONE of the space errors within the
sentences: http://screencast.com/t/TgVxkEa92

What is happening?
Kathy

;493192']At File tab | Options | Proofing, click the Settings button
(next to the
"Writing style" drop down) and make sure that "Spaces required between
sentences" is set to what you want.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"kathyturner" wrote in message

Hello!
Until recently my grammar checker (Word 2010) would show additional
spacing added between words with a wiggly green line. Now it ignores
that additional spacing. How can I restore it? I've gone to
file/options/proofreading/ BUT cannot find a suitable category to click
or unclick.

Thanks
Kathy

 

[kathyturner]

YES - both of those are done. STILL a problem. I find that it will pic
up the FIRST lot of double spacing in any sentence but not any others!
Kathy

;493199']This is strange. For me it appears to work correctly.

Verify that the correct language is applied to text and that "Mar
grammar
errors as you type" is selected in the Proofing category (of File tab

Options).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"kathyturner" wrote in messag

Thank you Stefan:
I made the change you suggested, BUT it does not solve the problem.
Here is a screencast (using Jing) of 2 test sentences. As you can see
ONLY TWO of the spacing errors IN the sentences were picked up:
http://screencast.com/t/Nap0uiLs9FV

EVEN more puzzling: Here is a screencast of the same 2 test sentences
but with extra space added between them. Grammar checker picked up the
space between sentences BUT ONLY ONE of the space errors within the
sentences: http://screencast.com/t/TgVxkEa92

What is happening?
Kathy


'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote:-
;493192']At File tab | Options | Proofing, click the Settings button
(next to the
"Writing style" drop down) and make sure that "Spaces required between
sentences" is set to what you want.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"kathyturner" wrote in message

Hello!
Until recently my grammar checker (Word 2010) would show additional
spacing added between words with a wiggly green line. Now it ignores
that additional spacing. How can I restore it? I've gone to
file/options/proofreading/ BUT cannot find a suitable category t
click
or unclick.

Thanks
Kathy

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

Why not just do a Find-Replace, with two spaces in the Find Box, one
space in the Replace With box, click Replace All, and keep doing it
until it reports "0 replacements"?

YES - both of those are done. STILL a problem. I find that it will pick
up the FIRST lot of double spacing in any sentence but not any others!
Kathy

;493199']This is strange. For me it appears to work correctly.

Verify that the correct language is applied to text and that "Mark
grammar
errors as you type" is selected in the Proofing category (of File tab |

"kathyturner"  wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

Thank you Stefan:
I made the change you suggested, BUT it does not solve the problem.
Here is a screencast (using Jing) of 2 test sentences. As you can see
ONLY TWO of the spacing errors IN the sentences were picked up:
http://screencast.com/t/Nap0uiLs9FV

EVEN more puzzling: Here is a screencast of the same 2 test sentences
but with extra space added between them. Grammar checker picked up the
space between sentences BUT ONLY ONE of the space errors within the
sentences:http://screencast.com/t/TgVxkEa92

What is happening?
Kathy

'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote:-
;493192']At File tab | Options | Proofing, click the Settings button
(next to the
"Writing style" drop down) and make sure that "Spaces required between
sentences" is set to what you want.

"kathyturner"  wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

Hello!
Until recently my grammar checker (Word 2010) would show additional
spacing added between words with a wiggly green line. Now it ignores
that additional spacing. How can I restore it? I've gone to
file/options/proofreading/ BUT cannot find a suitable category to
click
or unclick.

Thanks
Kathy

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In my experience, the grammar checker often flags the first error in a
sentence but does not flag subsequent errors until the first is corrected.
Not terribly helpful, but at least it does cut down on the amount of wavy
underlining.

"kathyturner" wrote in message

YES - both of those are done. STILL a problem. I find that it will pick
up the FIRST lot of double spacing in any sentence but not any others!
Kathy

;493199']This is strange. For me it appears to work correctly.

Verify that the correct language is applied to text and that "Mark
grammar
errors as you type" is selected in the Proofing category (of File tab |

Options).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"kathyturner" wrote in message

Thank you Stefan:
I made the change you suggested, BUT it does not solve the problem.
Here is a screencast (using Jing) of 2 test sentences. As you can see
ONLY TWO of the spacing errors IN the sentences were picked up:
http://screencast.com/t/Nap0uiLs9FV

EVEN more puzzling: Here is a screencast of the same 2 test sentences
but with extra space added between them. Grammar checker picked up the
space between sentences BUT ONLY ONE of the space errors within the
sentences: http://screencast.com/t/TgVxkEa92

What is happening?
Kathy


'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote:-
;493192']At File tab | Options | Proofing, click the Settings button
(next to the
"Writing style" drop down) and make sure that "Spaces required between
sentences" is set to what you want.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"kathyturner" wrote in message

Hello!
Until recently my grammar checker (Word 2010) would show additional
spacing added between words with a wiggly green line. Now it ignores
that additional spacing. How can I restore it? I've gone to
file/options/proofreading/ BUT cannot find a suitable category to
click
or unclick.

Thanks
Kathy

 

[Stefan Blom]

Maybe not terribly helpful, but it certainly explains some of the symptoms
described in this thread...


--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
In my experience, the grammar checker often flags the first error in a
sentence but does not flag subsequent errors until the first is corrected.
Not terribly helpful, but at least it does cut down on the amount of wavy
underlining.

"kathyturner" wrote in message

YES - both of those are done. STILL a problem. I find that it will pick
up the FIRST lot of double spacing in any sentence but not any others!
Kathy

;493199']This is strange. For me it appears to work correctly.

Verify that the correct language is applied to text and that "Mark
grammar
errors as you type" is selected in the Proofing category (of File tab |

Options).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"kathyturner" wrote in message

Thank you Stefan:
I made the change you suggested, BUT it does not solve the problem.
Here is a screencast (using Jing) of 2 test sentences. As you can see
ONLY TWO of the spacing errors IN the sentences were picked up:
http://screencast.com/t/Nap0uiLs9FV

EVEN more puzzling: Here is a screencast of the same 2 test sentences
but with extra space added between them. Grammar checker picked up the
space between sentences BUT ONLY ONE of the space errors within the
sentences: http://screencast.com/t/TgVxkEa92

What is happening?
Kathy


'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote:-
;493192']At File tab | Options | Proofing, click the Settings button
(next to the
"Writing style" drop down) and make sure that "Spaces required between
sentences" is set to what you want.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"kathyturner" wrote in message

Hello!
Until recently my grammar checker (Word 2010) would show additional
spacing added between words with a wiggly green line. Now it ignores
that additional spacing. How can I restore it? I've gone to
file/options/proofreading/ BUT cannot find a suitable category to
click
or unclick.

Thanks
Kathy

 

[kathyturner]

Thanks Stefan, Suzanne, and Peter:

It is true Suzanne! Grammar checker will only recognise ONE doubl
spacing in a document at a time. Once one is fixed, it moves onto th
next. Then I fix that, and the next error appears. Unbelievable!! Yo
wouldn't want to have a long document!! Grammar checker did not do thi
(for me) until recently.

Peter - yes your idea of using 'replace' works nicely for catching al
double spaces. But it doesn't let me see WHERE the errors were and i
doesn't catch any other errors e.g. a space left after a quotation mark
(I need both of these as I'm using WORD to help proofread documents).

Something has changed in WORD 2010???? I really MUCH PREFERRED th
earlier version of Word that I had (2003??? 2007???) - it worked reall
well. With Word 2010 (maybe just because it is click-to-run) there ar
more problems (and it has lost some really lovely features of earlie
versions, such as the ability to create a sound object with a click!).

Kath

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

Thanks Stefan, Suzanne, and Peter:

It is true Suzanne! Grammar checker will only recognise ONE double
spacing in a document at a time. Once one is fixed, it moves onto the
next. Then I fix that, and the next error appears. Unbelievable!! You
wouldn't want to have a long document!! Grammar checker did not do this
(for me) until recently.

Peter - yes your idea of using 'replace' works nicely for catching all
double spaces. But it doesn't let me see WHERE the errors were and it
doesn't catch any other errors e.g. a space left after a quotation mark.
(I need both of these as I'm using WORD to help proofread documents).

Then instead of "Replace All," just use "Replace," and it takes you to
the next instance. (But why would you need to see where they are?
They're never desirable.)

Again, you can search Left-open-quote+space.

Something has changed in WORD 2010???? I really MUCH PREFERRED the
earlier version of Word that I had (2003??? 2007???) - it worked really
well. With Word 2010  (maybe just because it is click-to-run) there are
more problems (and it has lost some really lovely features of earlier
versions, such as the ability to create a sound object with a click!).

If it had a ribbon, it was 2007.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you still have the installation media for your earlier version, there's
no reason you can't uninstall Word 2010 and reinstall the earlier version.
One feature I find I really like about Word 2010, however, is that, when you
use simple Find, Word uses the navigation pane and displays all the found
instances in it.

As for "click-to-run," you don't have to settle for that. You can replace it
with a locally installed version. See
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01094_Office_2010_Click-to-Run.htm.

"kathyturner" wrote in message

Thanks Stefan, Suzanne, and Peter:

It is true Suzanne! Grammar checker will only recognise ONE double
spacing in a document at a time. Once one is fixed, it moves onto the
next. Then I fix that, and the next error appears. Unbelievable!! You
wouldn't want to have a long document!! Grammar checker did not do this
(for me) until recently.

Peter - yes your idea of using 'replace' works nicely for catching all
double spaces. But it doesn't let me see WHERE the errors were and it
doesn't catch any other errors e.g. a space left after a quotation mark.
(I need both of these as I'm using WORD to help proofread documents).

Something has changed in WORD 2010???? I really MUCH PREFERRED the
earlier version of Word that I had (2003??? 2007???) - it worked really
well. With Word 2010 (maybe just because it is click-to-run) there are
more problems (and it has lost some really lovely features of earlier
versions, such as the ability to create a sound object with a click!).

Kathy

 

[Stefan Blom]

Indeed, the Find tab of the Navigation pane is quite useful.

 

[kathyturner]

Again thanks Stefan, Peter and Suzanne:
Peter - I need to see the spaces as the proofing interface I'm usin
picks up spelling but not spacing (and as these are scanned old texts
as part of the Distributed Proofreaders working to produce well proofe
ebooks for Project Gutenberg - there are quite a few spacing errors) -
thought, cunningly, that I could use Word's Grammar checker as a back u
for my eyes in spotting space errors. Ah well ... back to eyes!

Thanks for the link Suzanne - I'll switch out of 'click-to-run'. Tha
might even help! I'll have to wait till I get home to do that in a fe
weeks' time -as I'm travelling at the moment.

Yes Suzanne and Stefan the 'find' is helpful!

Kath