Unusual formatting when using URL

[moldy]

Need some help please.
Finishing my thesis and having trouble formatting. Whenever I use a url in
the body of the paragraph copy (Arial font, 12pt, double space) i get double
spacing between words. Looks something like this

Connolly, Rohan, 2005, Back to basics, at
http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2005/06/24/1119321904156.html on
27-6-2005.

Help please.

Cheeers

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Do you have it justified? It kinda looks like a printer trying to stretch
out an unnaturally short line (unnaturally short because the URL has to
begin on its own line because it doesn't have any spaces to break).

Click ¶ on the standard toolbar and you will see a little dot for each
space--use to make sure there aren't actually 2 spaces between words.

Shouldn't such a URL be in a bibliography rather than in the body of the
thesis, and the body just use a parenthetical citation of (Connolly 2005) or
something? But I use footnotes, anyhow, so I don't know.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Adding to what Daiya has said, if you must include the URL in running
(justified) text, either edit the text such that the line will break more
pleasingly, or insert a no-width optional break; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NoWidthSpace.htm

 

[moldy]

Thanks to you both for responding. Yes it only occurs when justified. I'll
try your suggestions