How to search for double spaces in Word (2002)? Thread poster: sorchio
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sorchio
Germany
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English to German
In another thread somebody mentioned how she does a 'search & replace' for double spaces after each translation and I figured that's a great idea.
However, after several attempts I still couldn't find this function. I only found the option to search for 'empty space' (code: ^w) but nothing about double spaces.
If anybody has an idea I'd highly appreciate that.
Thanks,
Rebecca
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Jerzy Czopik 
Germany
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Member (2003)
Polish to German
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| Use the search&replace utility in Word | Jun 22, 2005 |
Simply open this and in the field "Search for" type TWO SPACES, using the space bar on your keyboard.
In the field "Replace with" type only a SINGLE SPACE, using the space bar on your keyboard.
Then say "Replace all". Repeat it, until Word says "No occurencies found".
You can use this feature in similar way for tabulators, paragraph marks, line breaks and so on. Please see Word help for further references. The help in Word is very good.
Regards
Jerzy
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sorchio
Germany
Local time: 19:22
English to German
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Tried and worked Guess I didn't see the wood for the trees
Thank you very much, Jerzy.
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Channa Montijn
Netherlands
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Jerzy Czopik wrote:
Simply open this and in the field "Search for" type TWO SPACES, using the space bar on your keyboard.
In the field "Replace with" type only a SINGLE SPACE, using the space bar on your keyboard.
Then say "Replace all". Repeat it, until Word says "No occurencies found".
You can use this feature in similar way for tabulators, paragraph marks, line breaks and so on. Please see Word help for further references. The help in Word is very good.
Regards
Jerzy
I agree with Jerzy, however I would check every double spacing found in texts... when using Trados and checking a cleaned file, in some layouts they use double spacing (or even more), so I would not use the replacement function. Just let Word look for double spacing and if you agree change it by hand.
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Jerzy Czopik
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| Using double spaces for layout | Jun 22, 2005 |
is going with axles against tanks, if you allow me this kind of speaking.
Of course you are right, but then - if multiple spaces are used for lauout - the segmentation will become crap, as space is a no-stop character. Therfore, if such multiple "formatting" spaces occur, you will need to reformat the document prior to start to translate - and this with any CAT tool.
Glad beeing able to help to find the forrest again ... See more is going with axles against tanks, if you allow me this kind of speaking.
Of course you are right, but then - if multiple spaces are used for lauout - the segmentation will become crap, as space is a no-stop character. Therfore, if such multiple "formatting" spaces occur, you will need to reformat the document prior to start to translate - and this with any CAT tool.
Glad beeing able to help to find the forrest again
Cheers
Jerzy ▲ Collapse
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sorchio
Germany
Local time: 19:22
English to German
TOPIC STARTER | I'm confused now | Jun 22, 2005 |
Channa Montijn wrote:
I agree with Jerzy, however I would check every double spacing found in texts... when using Trados and checking a cleaned file, in some layouts they use double spacing (or even more), so I would not use the replacement function. Just let Word look for double spacing and if you agree change it by hand.
Apologies, but your answer and Jerzy's subsequent reply got me confused.
For clarification, do you refer to html documents (where you need different a code to despribe the space)? Also does this only apply to Trados (because I don't use it) or also to WordFast?
Thanks,
Rebecca
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Jerzy Czopik
Germany
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| Sorry, I didn't want to upset you | Jun 22, 2005 |
What he (and I) were refering to, is the case, when someone is using spaces to align text.
For example, to get text left and number right in table of contents, you can put so many spaces between text and number, that they are somehow aligned. But this is not the way it should be done.
Regards
Jerzy
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sorchio
Germany
Local time: 19:22
English to German
TOPIC STARTER | You didn't upset me! | Jun 22, 2005 |
Jerzy Czopik wrote:
What he (and I) were refering to, is the case, when someone is using spaces to align text.
For example, to get text left and number right in table of contents, you can put so many spaces between text and number, that they are somehow aligned. But this is not the way it should be done.
Regards
Jerzy
You didn't upset me, Jerzy. Sorry, if I made that impression Never mind, I got you now.
Thanks again!
Rebecca
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Jerzy Czopik
Germany
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| Ooops, this was the wrong wording | Jun 22, 2005 |
I should have checked it in the dictionary.
It should have been "confuse", not upset
Blame it on my English, I used to be better many years ago
Cheers
Jerzy
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