[Brn2Wander]

I don't know how to start a topic, but I need HELP!!! I have been working on
WP for years and now I am on Word 2003. While most of it has been great
there is one problem I am encountering that is driving me crazy.

Ctrl-U is underline in both WP and Word. However, I have to keep going into
tool, options, and compatability to check the box for underlining and
trailing spaces....What I want it to do after that is to KEEP those settings,
but I have to do it for every document and somehow this makes no sense to me.

Can SOMEONE HELP ME please.

"Jesse James" wrote:

> I am having a problem with my word program. When i opened up the program it shows the formatting symbols when i type. how do i get rid of them.if you dont quite understand what i am talking about it is the dots for space,and odd symbols for the next line.. any help will be appriciated.

[Tom Pepper Willett]

Have you tried asking in the Word newsgroups?

"Brn2Wander" <Brn2Wander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E4659349-300A-4B31-AC02-B736C0121664@microsoft.com...
|I don't know how to start a topic, but I need HELP!!! I have been working
on
| WP for years and now I am on Word 2003. While most of it has been great
| there is one problem I am encountering that is driving me crazy.
|
| Ctrl-U is underline in both WP and Word. However, I have to keep going
into
| tool, options, and compatability to check the box for underlining and
| trailing spaces....What I want it to do after that is to KEEP those
settings,
| but I have to do it for every document and somehow this makes no sense to
me.
|
| Can SOMEONE HELP ME please.
|
| "Jesse James" wrote:
|
| > I am having a problem with my word program. When i opened up the program
it shows the formatting symbols when i type. how do i get rid of them.if you
dont quite understand what i am talking about it is the dots for space,and
odd symbols for the next line.. any help will be appriciated.

[Brn2Wander]

No I haven't...don't know if I am allowed to access them from work. Can you
give me directions please.

Thanks

"Tom Pepper Willett" wrote:

> Have you tried asking in the Word newsgroups?
>
> "Brn2Wander" <Brn2Wander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E4659349-300A-4B31-AC02-B736C0121664@microsoft.com...
> |I don't know how to start a topic, but I need HELP!!! I have been working
> on
> | WP for years and now I am on Word 2003. While most of it has been great
> | there is one problem I am encountering that is driving me crazy.
> |
> | Ctrl-U is underline in both WP and Word. However, I have to keep going
> into
> | tool, options, and compatability to check the box for underlining and
> | trailing spaces....What I want it to do after that is to KEEP those
> settings,
> | but I have to do it for every document and somehow this makes no sense to
> me.
> |
> | Can SOMEONE HELP ME please.
> |
> | "Jesse James" wrote:
> |
> | > I am having a problem with my word program. When i opened up the program
> it shows the formatting symbols when i type. how do i get rid of them.if you
> dont quite understand what i am talking about it is the dots for space,and
> odd symbols for the next line.. any help will be appriciated.
>
>
>

[John Rampling]

Try this suggestion: the Compatibility box relates only to the open
Document. Instead try editing the template normal.dot and using the
Compatibility box. Close normal.dot and the next time you open a new
document it will underline trailing spaces like you want.

If you don't know where normal.dot is kept look in Tools/Options/File
Locations.

Hope this works!

John

"Brn2Wander" <Brn2Wander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E4659349-300A-4B31-AC02-B736C0121664@microsoft.com...
>I don't know how to start a topic, but I need HELP!!! I have been working
>on
> WP for years and now I am on Word 2003. While most of it has been great
> there is one problem I am encountering that is driving me crazy.
>
> Ctrl-U is underline in both WP and Word. However, I have to keep going
> into
> tool, options, and compatability to check the box for underlining and
> trailing spaces....What I want it to do after that is to KEEP those
> settings,
> but I have to do it for every document and somehow this makes no sense to
> me.
>
> Can SOMEONE HELP ME please.
>

[Brn2Wander]

YOu won't believe this but there is nothing in there that says template
normal.dot. However a search on my computer found 6 normal.dots, but not in
that box.

I am LOST....really as to what to do. I am one of 10 people on this server
but I don't have administrative privileges. At this point I am getting
frustrated.
Any other suggestions?


"John Rampling" wrote:

> Try this suggestion: the Compatibility box relates only to the open
> Document. Instead try editing the template normal.dot and using the
> Compatibility box. Close normal.dot and the next time you open a new
> document it will underline trailing spaces like you want.
>
> If you don't know where normal.dot is kept look in Tools/Options/File
> Locations.
>
> Hope this works!
>
> John
>
> "Brn2Wander" <Brn2Wander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E4659349-300A-4B31-AC02-B736C0121664@microsoft.com...
> >I don't know how to start a topic, but I need HELP!!! I have been working
> >on
> > WP for years and now I am on Word 2003. While most of it has been great
> > there is one problem I am encountering that is driving me crazy.
> >
> > Ctrl-U is underline in both WP and Word. However, I have to keep going
> > into
> > tool, options, and compatability to check the box for underlining and
> > trailing spaces....What I want it to do after that is to KEEP those
> > settings,
> > but I have to do it for every document and somehow this makes no sense to
> > me.
> >
> > Can SOMEONE HELP ME please.
> >
>
>
>

[John Rampling]

You have a SEPARATE normal.dot for each User on your computer.

Look for the one that relates to your User Name e.g. C:\Documents and
Settings\YourName\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates. That's the one you
want. Open it in Word (remember to look for "All Files (*.*) when Opening)
and do what I suggested. It will work, trust me.

John

"Brn2Wander" <Brn2Wander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8F399B89-79B4-41A3-9758-C2547FB00CD6@microsoft.com...
> YOu won't believe this but there is nothing in there that says template
> normal.dot. However a search on my computer found 6 normal.dots, but not
> in
> that box.
>

[Brn2Wander]

I hate to sound like an idiot, but the normal dot is not where you said it
should be. And now I have another problem....now when I highlight something
to delete and push the delete button a message comes across the bottom of the
screen asking me whether I want to delete or not....Sheesh I remember than
from Dos WP 4.2...

I don't recall doing anything to make that happen and even when the computer
person came in through remote on my computer she couldn't fix it. Actually I
don't think she knows much myself. Maybe we need a new computer tech.

I appreciate all your help and I hate to be bothering like this but I am
getting frustrated.

TYIA

"John Rampling" wrote:

> You have a SEPARATE normal.dot for each User on your computer.
>
> Look for the one that relates to your User Name e.g. C:\Documents and
> Settings\YourName\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates. That's the one you
> want. Open it in Word (remember to look for "All Files (*.*) when Opening)
> and do what I suggested. It will work, trust me.
>
> John
>
> "Brn2Wander" <Brn2Wander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8F399B89-79B4-41A3-9758-C2547FB00CD6@microsoft.com...
> > YOu won't believe this but there is nothing in there that says template
> > normal.dot. However a search on my computer found 6 normal.dots, but not
> > in
> > that box.
> >
>
>
>

[Mike Hyndman]

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:49:05 -0700, "Brn2Wander"
<Brn2Wander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>No I haven't...don't know if I am allowed to access them from work. Can you
>give me directions please.
>
>Thanks
>
microsoft.public.word.newusers
HTH
MH
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