Tip #4155 - The Case of the Separated Date - Part 2
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The
Case of the Separated Date - Part 2
About a month ago
(on August 3, 2007 to be exact), we discussed a way to prevent a string
of words from being separated onto different lines by MS Word when it
wraps text. At that time, the suggestion of Shift + Enter was offered.
It's a solution that
works and if you're not going to need to edit the file much, you'd probably
never notice any hiccups with it. But, on the other hand, if you're using
it in a file that will undergo a lot of editing, you may find some limitations
with this method. You may find that editing could cause some very short
lines in the middle of a paragraph if you don't go in and delete the Shift
+ Enter.
So, if that wasn't
a solution that worked well for you, you're probably wondering about other
options.
At the time, I just
couldn't come up with another choice, but fortunately, a reader wrote
in and added a very helpful trick to our ever growing list of ways to
make Word behave.
Now, I know you're
interested in the extra information too, so let's get to work!
In order to invisibly
connect two words, all you need to know is Ctrl + Shift + Space.
Yep, it's that easy!
Instead of placing a regular space between two words, use Ctrl
+ Shift + Space and the program will not separate the words onto
two separate lines.
The good part about
this method is that when editing, you'll find that Word only makes unusual
adjustments to spacing when it is required to keep the words together.
With the other method, the new line created by the Shift + Enter stays
as a new line no matter how short the line above it is.
Thank you, Sue for
sending in your solution for all of us to enjoy!
~ April
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