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Subject:Re: Spacey end punctuation From:Paul David Marvel <marvel -at- STRAUSS -dot- UDEL -dot- EDU> Date:Sat, 3 Jun 1995 18:20:02 -0400
Nancy,
You can't adjust the spacing only after punctuation, but you can adjust
it either between all letters or between all words. WP counts a period as
part of the previous word.
Look under Format>Typesetting or Layout>Typesetting, depending on
which version you're using. You can change either the pitch or the %
optimal.
Regards,
-paul
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Paul D. Marvel marvel -at- brahms -dot- udel -dot- edu
On Wed, 31 May 1995, Nancy Hayes wrote:
> I've got a problem with spacing after end punctuation.
> Recently we've gone to using a scalable serif font for our text. The
> problem, especially w/ italic type, is that the program doesn't allow
> enough white space for a "space". Most of us use two spaces after end
> punctuation--and even that doesn't help. It's frustrating both from the
> pov of the writer and the editor.
> So, do any of you have any suggestions for how to convice the scalable
> font to leave enough white space? The program we're using is WPWin or
> WPDos (everything from 5.1 to 6.0whatever).
