Microsoft KB Archive/113577

Extra Space Marked as Deleted or Lost When Cut/Pasted

PSS ID Number: Q113577 Article last modified on 11-15-1994

6.00 6.00a

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

If you select the “Use Smart Cut and Paste” option, Word will exhibit the following behavior:


 * When you turn on Revision Marks and delete a word, Word marks the word as revised but also marks the space following the word as revised.
 * If you copy and paste text containing a period and two spaces to a new area of the document, the two spaces will change to one space.

(Note: To locate the “Use Smart Cut and Paste” option, choose Options from the Tools menu, and select the Edit tab.)

= CAUSE =

This behavior is by design. To change this behavior, do the following:


 * 1) From the Tools menu, choose Options.
 * 2) Select the Edit tab.
 * 3) Clear the “Use Smart Cut and Paste” check box.

= REFERENCES =

For more information about this option, double-click the Help button on the Standard toolbar, search on “Options command (Tools menu),” and then select “Edit Tab.”

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: 6.00 6.00a delete revise accept delete winword

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