How do I stop "keep with next" after a comma?

P

PqLear

In PPT 2007, whenever I have a bulleted list, and as a bullet simply a long
listing of words separated by commas, PPT wants to keep all those together
instead of allowing a line break after a comma and space... terribly
annoying. Example how this would show up:

* Here's the list:
sox, indians, dodgers, yankees, mets, marlins, reds, twins, etc.

when I would like it to look like this:

* Here's the list: sox, indians, dodgers, yankees,
mets, marlins, reds, twins, etc.

Where do I turn this option off to "keep words separated by commas together"?
 
E

Echo S

Sounds to me like you need to turn on word wrap. Right-click the textbox
and choose Format Textbox. Click the Text Box tab on the left and then turn
on word wrap on the right.

Also, when you add the textbox, if you just click it and start typing on the
slide, the textbox goes as long as you type and until you size it. If you
click and drag to size on the slide, then the words wrap inside that sized
shape automatically.
 
J

John Wilson

I can't repro this

My list is exactly as your second example.

John PPT 2007 SP1
 
P

PqLear

No luck I'm afraid. I have Word Wrap on (if I turn it off, the line flows
way off the page).

Other ideas? Could this be a global Office setting somewhere? I don't see
it in other apps and I've looked all over PPT... it's just as if the spaces
after a comma are always automatically treated as "hard".
 
P

PqLear

YES!! Enabling Japanese did the trick. Many thanks!!!!



Echo S said:
Oh, wait, I think Enric posted about this awhile ago.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...4b82a8-aae7-4df3-acfa-1b7e8aa0fad0&sloc=en-us

and
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...5c7351-1f15-46a9-92cd-8bb8f5b45f3e&sloc=en-us

I think it might be the same issue, anyway.

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PqLear said:
No luck I'm afraid. I have Word Wrap on (if I turn it off, the line flows
way off the page).

Other ideas? Could this be a global Office setting somewhere? I don't
see
it in other apps and I've looked all over PPT... it's just as if the
spaces
after a comma are always automatically treated as "hard".
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
E

Echo S

Yay! I think I feel an FAQ coming along... :)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


PqLear said:
YES!! Enabling Japanese did the trick. Many thanks!!!!



Echo S said:
Oh, wait, I think Enric posted about this awhile ago.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...4b82a8-aae7-4df3-acfa-1b7e8aa0fad0&sloc=en-us

and
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...5c7351-1f15-46a9-92cd-8bb8f5b45f3e&sloc=en-us

I think it might be the same issue, anyway.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


PqLear said:
No luck I'm afraid. I have Word Wrap on (if I turn it off, the line
flows
way off the page).

Other ideas? Could this be a global Office setting somewhere? I don't
see
it in other apps and I've looked all over PPT... it's just as if the
spaces
after a comma are always automatically treated as "hard".


:

I can't repro this

My list is exactly as your second example.

John PPT 2007 SP1

In PPT 2007, whenever I have a bulleted list, and as a bullet simply
a
long
listing of words separated by commas, PPT wants to keep all those
together
instead of allowing a line break after a comma and space... terribly
annoying. Example how this would show up:

* Here's the list:
sox, indians, dodgers, yankees, mets, marlins, reds, twins, etc.

when I would like it to look like this:

* Here's the list: sox, indians, dodgers, yankees,
mets, marlins, reds, twins, etc.

Where do I turn this option off to "keep words separated by commas
together"?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
E

Enric Mañas

From the first moment I don't undertand OP's problem...
....but... I'm happy he has solved it enabling Japanese...

;-)

______________________________
PowerPoint won't break lines with commas in them
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01006.htm
Click to expand...

;-)

Having a PPTFAQ page *is good*...

The "title" and the "problem" *aren't*...

I can repro a behaviour like...

apples, peaches, pears,
lions, tigers, bears, oh, my

because of the commas I have in

apples, peaches, pears, lions, tigers, bears, oh, my

when "Allow Latin text to wrap in the middle of a word."...

but... Where is the problem?

;-)

______________________________

The problem when "Allow Latin text to wrap in the middle of a word." has
been activated is that

apples, peaches, pears, lions, tigers, bears, oh, my

will appear as

apples, peaches, pe
ars, lions, tigers, be
ars, oh, my

or as

apples, peaches
, pears, lions, tig
ers, bears, oh,
my

or as

apples, peaches, pears, lions, tiger
s, bears, oh, my

depending on how much do you rezize the textbox, but commas or no commas...

I've not been able of findind a behaviour where *commas* are important when
"Allow Latin text to wrap in the middle of a word." has been activated
previously...

OK... Googling... For me, the explanation on the "Note" (Note: When you
select this option, a Latin word at the end of a line will break after the
character closest to the margin, and wrap to the next line without a
hyphen.) in http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HP030744411033.aspx
is *good*...

;-)

Maybe, the "Title" has to have something on it regarding "PowerPoint's
*strange* word wrap settings" instead of "PowerPoint won't break lines with
commas in them"
______________________________

More Googling... OMG this one is *old*...

http://groups.google.es/group/micro...w+Latin+text+to+wrap+in+the+middle+of+a+word"

;-)
 
E

Enric Mañas

commas or no commas...
where *commas* are important when
That is, it fits what we're both seeing, but still doesn't mention commas.
Click to expand...

But you know it... PowerPoint needs very little to go into a coma...

;-)
 

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