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

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

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.”

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