Jamie, I haven't touched any settings, being I'm not that confident in messing about with changing things on my computer. However, It's a plane word text I'm trying to sort out on a floppy disc. so I'll give your suggestion a try. Adrian Rowe Email: adrian.rowe5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype Name: rubberdingey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamie Cuthbertson" <jamie.cuthbertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 11:37 AM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: changing the numbers of characters per line in a document file > HiAdrian, > > You don't say which programme you are using so it would be difficult to > give > exact instructions but, in general, there are several reasons that this > might have happened. > > Firstly you might have increased the font size which would mean there are > fewer characters on each line. Secondly, you might have changed the > margin > settings so there is less space available on each line. A third option > might be that you have accidentally inserted additional space characters > or > tab characters, both of which would not be spoken by Jaws unless you go > along the line character at a time. > > I'd start with these ideas first and check through all your text > carefully. > Insert+F is a good keystroke for checking the attributes of any character. > > All the best, > > Jamie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On > Behalf Of adrian.rowe > Sent: 04 November 2013 11:22 > To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jaws-uk] changing the numbers of characters per line in a > document > file > > I would appreciate any help if anyone could tell me how to change the > number > of characters per line in a document file. > As for some unknown reason, in one of my files, some lines of text that > should only take up one or two lines of text, have converted, a one line > to > become two, and a two row of text into three. > > I would welcome any help to get things back to normal. > > With Many Thanks. > > Adrian Rowe > Email: adrian.rowe5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Skype Name: rubberdingey > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3426 / Virus Database: 3222/6806 - Release Date: 11/03/13 > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq