[mso] Re: One or Two Spaces Between Sentences?
- From: "Dian D. Chapman" <dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 01:12:14 -0500
Exactly!
And "Rivers of White" are VERY distracting because your eye is drawn to the
gaps and takes your mind off the content you should be reading.
For a great (exaggerated) example of how distracting a river of white
is...check out this newsletter article (again) and notice the first thing
you probably see in my newsletter sample...the white line going down the
page!
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=216
This is caused by the 2 spaces Microsoft used in their =rand(#,#) code that
I used as filler for my sample. I left it in to use this as an example of
how bad it look as I whined to MS to fix it! Thankfully, RAND in 2007 is
MUCH cooler content as the quick brown fox and lazy dog have gone the way of
Clippy! ;-)
Dian D. Chapman
Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Robin Banks
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 11:45 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: One or Two Spaces Between Sentences?
i am not sure there is a standard, but most people use single spaces these
days. double spaces is extra typing, and can add "rivers" of space,
especially if you also fully justify the paragraphs. apart from that, it
depends who you are writing for, and what their preference is (or the
preference of the organisation).
kim
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justin_morgan69@xxxxxxxxxxx
"First things first - - but not necessarily in that order." --Doctor Who
----Original Message Follows----
From: Ray Shapp <ras45@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hello All,
What is the commonly accepted standard for the number of spaces between
sentences in formal writing? I see that Word 2002 permits selecting "1
space", "2 spaces", or "Don't check" in the Tools menu | Options | Grammar
and
Spelling | Settings.
I examined several sources like the Wall Street Journal, some Microsoft
manuals, and some text books. In those publications that are
right-justified,
it's impossible to tell, however in left-justified text, the predominant
style
appears to be one space.
Is there a standard?
Ray Shapp
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