Use the Spaces Required Between Sentences drop-down list to indicate how many spaces you prefer between your sentences.Word displays the Grammar Settings dialog box. The Spelling & Grammar tab of the Options dialog box. Make sure the Spelling & Grammar tab is displayed.There are still things you can do, however.įirst of all, you can configure Word's grammar checker to flag any end-of-sentence spacing that doesn't match your preferences. Word does not provide an 'automatic two spaces' setting, as is available in WordPerfect. That being said, the purpose of this tip is to explain how you can adjust your typing for the spacing you prefer. (Tom, I trust you will make your own educated decision about whether two spaces after a period is really necessary in this day and age.) There are, quite honestly, good reasons to do such spacing, and equally good reasons to not do it. I'm not going to get into considerations of what is right or wrong when it comes to spacing between sentences. It is interesting that every time a question about inter-sentence spacing comes up, I receive a flurry of messages indicating either that two spaces is a good idea or that two spaces represents poor form. Tom asked if there is a way to configure Word so it automatically places two spaces after each period, as can be done in WordPerfect.
