[dba-Tech] [dba-OT] Finding double spaces in a Word Doc

[Tina N Fields]

That's what I would do, too.

T

Tina Norris Fields
231-322-2787
tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com

On 2/9/2021 2:26 PM, Susan Harkins wrote:
> Find & Replace
>
> Two spaces
>
> If you want to replace them, enter one space --
>
> Have I misunderstood?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-OT <dba-ot-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin via dba-OT
> Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 2:18 PM
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> Cc: Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [dba-OT] Finding double spaces in a Word Doc
>
> I'm editing a long word doc where I'm trying to eliminate the double spaces between words and after sentences (leftover bad habit of mine).
>
> When I do a find on two spaces, the find instead stops at my dashes which I inserted using ctrl -, which it identifies as an dash.
>
> How can I find the occurrence of a double space?  This is Word 2010 BTW.
>
> TIA
> r
>
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