Word 2003 acting weird...

[Jay Freedman]

There is by default an AutoCorrect entry that converts three periods into a
single ellipsis character. You can go to Tools > AutoCorrect Options and
remove that entry, or you can set a tab stop with a dot leader
(http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm) which will be
much less effort than manually typing all the dots.

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[silas]

Using the Courier New font, when I type out a dotted line the dots start out
nicely spaced. then they condense into a tightly spaced dotted line. This
continues for every three or four dots so that, instead of an evenly spaced
dotted line I end up with about three times as many dots jammed into the
same amount of space.

How can I get my dots to remain at the spacing I intend?

Thanks.

silas

 

[Mike Kelly \(Home E-mail account\)]

In general, it's better to use a tab to get what you want.

To do this,

Format / Tabs (you may have to click on the little chevron at the bottom of
the menu to get it to fully expand to show you the "Tabs" option)
In the Tab stop position, type the position (in inches - there is a ruler
shown across the top of your document) where you want the line of dots to
end. For instance, type 5"
In the "Leader" section of the tabs dialog, select "2 ......"
Click OK
Hit tab - you'll get your line of dots ending at 5". If you're off a bit,
drag the tab stop (see it up there on the ruler - it looks like a little
sideways "L") to where you want the dots to end.
Note that this tab formatting stays with the paragraph - so if you want it
different for some paragraphs than others, just select the paragraphs you
want it different for and either drag the tab stop or go back into the tabs
dialog and make adjustments.

Hope this helps.

 

[silas]

Thank you both very much for your replies. Actually the simpler method for
me was to correct the auto-correct. It works fine now.

silas