Guest Kenny Lee Posted August 1, 2007 Posted August 1, 2007 In Word Pad can you please tell me how I can set it up so that when I hit the enter button on the keyboard where it will double space itself by going to the next 2 lines on down automatically so that I won't have to hit the enter button twice to do so. I noticed that sometimes it will do it on it's on and I never ever know quite why it's doing that. Can you please explain why it might be doing that on it's on without any interaction on my part without setting it up to do that. Also, I was wondering if you might be able to tell me why this happens as well in Word Pad sometimes. Sometimes when I am typing and I make a mistake and either put the cursor next to the mistake and click there and either backspace or the delete button to correct the mistake it will start overwriting what I have already typed ahead of it which is not the mistake part and eventually that part will end up disappearing altogether. The same thing will happen sometimes when I put the cursor there just to add more words as well. I have noticed that in order to keep it from doing that I have to click the part ahead of it and then hit enter so that it will go on down to the next line to keep it from doing that. I love using word pad every chance that I get and I don't wont to quit using it just for this very reason. Other times it won't act up at all like that and act normal just like it's suppossed to. Can you please tell me how to fix this or what setting I need to go into to do that. Can you please tell me what might be causing this problem as well as this is so so annoying and very very frustrating to say the least. Thank you and have a great day!!! -- Kenny Lee
Guest Bob I Posted August 1, 2007 Posted August 1, 2007 Re: WORD PAD QUESTIONS! For your "overwrite/insert" issue, please toggle the Insert key. As to the "double spacing" no idea unless it is something in options that you picks. You could press F1 and see what you can find that matches your symptoms. Kenny Lee wrote: > In Word Pad can you please tell me how I can set it up so that when I hit the > enter button on the keyboard where it will double space itself by going to > the next 2 lines on down automatically so that I won't have to hit the enter > button twice to do so. I noticed that sometimes it will do it on it's on and > I never ever know quite why it's doing that. Can you please explain why it > might be doing that on it's on without any interaction on my part without > setting it up to do that. > > Also, I was wondering if you might be able to tell me why this happens as > well in Word Pad sometimes. Sometimes when I am typing and I make a mistake > and either put the cursor next to the mistake and click there and either > backspace or the delete button to correct the mistake it will start > overwriting what I have already typed ahead of it which is not the mistake > part and eventually that part will end up disappearing altogether. The same > thing will happen sometimes when I put the cursor there just to add more > words as well. I have noticed that in order to keep it from doing that I have > to click the part ahead of it and then hit enter so that it will go on down > to the next line to keep it from doing that. I love using word pad every > chance that I get and I don't wont to quit using it just for this very > reason. Other times it won't act up at all like that and act normal just like > it's suppossed to. Can you please tell me how to fix this or what setting I > need to go into to do that. Can you please tell me what might be causing this > problem as well as this is so so annoying and very very frustrating to say > the least. > > Thank you and have a great day!!! >
Guest Larry Posted August 1, 2007 Posted August 1, 2007 Re: WORD PAD QUESTIONS! On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 01:12:01 -0700, Kenny Lee <KennyLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >In Word Pad can you please tell me how I can set it up so that when I hit the >enter button on the keyboard where it will double space itself by going to >the next 2 lines on down automatically so that I won't have to hit the enter >button twice to do so. I noticed that sometimes it will do it on it's on and >I never ever know quite why it's doing that. Can you please explain why it >might be doing that on it's on without any interaction on my part without >setting it up to do that. > Kenny, Open Wordpad and immediately save the file. Press Ctrl+2 and click the Save button on the Toolbar. Now when you type your document, the text will automatically double-space. For those documents that have already been created, open them and choose Edit | Select All from the Menu Bar. Press Ctrl+2 and all text will be double-spaced. Ctrl + 2 - Double Space Ctrl + 5 - Space and a half Ctrl + 1 - Single Spaced HTH
Guest Harry Ohrn Posted August 1, 2007 Posted August 1, 2007 Re: WORD PAD QUESTIONS! You are probably falling victim to what is called "fat fingering". You are accidentally pressing the Insert Key, at times, which is toggling the insert feature on and off. You are accidentally pressing the Ctrl Key as you press the Shift key and then number 2 as you try to create an "@" sign in your WordPad document. The Insert key is a "toggle key" (like the Num Lock key or the Caps Lock key) and when it gets "turned off" new text will automatically overwrite the text in front rather than insert text when the Insert key is toggled on. Unfortunately there is no way to tell if the key is on or off. Whoever decided it should be placed so close to the Backspace Key should be A$$ Kicked. It would be nice if there was a light on the keyboard to show if Insert is on or off like the Num Lock and Caps Lock keys. Windows has a function in the Control Panel->Accessibilities section for other toggle keys like Caps or Num Lock but it doesn't work for the Insert Key. There are little apps that will emit a beep to notify you if you have toggled the key. check here for a free app from Mike Lin called Insert Togglekey http://www.mlin.net/other.shtml It will beep when the Insert Key is toggled. Ok for the double space trick. This is an undocumented WordPad trick and why it isn't listed in the Help file is beyond me. In WordPad hold down the Ctrl Key and press the following keys 1, 2 or 5 depending on the line spacing you want. 1 to enable single line spacing (Ctrl+1) 2 will enable double line spacing (Ctrl+2) 5 will enable single and a half line spacing (Ctrl+5) Once the Key combo Ctrl+2 is pressed you can use the Enter Key as you mentioned you want to. -- Harry Ohrn MS MVP [shell\User] http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp "Kenny Lee" <KennyLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BFF46733-4865-41B5-8628-D6527BFAA01B@microsoft.com... > In Word Pad can you please tell me how I can set it up so that when I hit > the > enter button on the keyboard where it will double space itself by going to > the next 2 lines on down automatically so that I won't have to hit the > enter > button twice to do so. I noticed that sometimes it will do it on it's on > and > I never ever know quite why it's doing that. Can you please explain why it > might be doing that on it's on without any interaction on my part without > setting it up to do that. > > Also, I was wondering if you might be able to tell me why this happens as > well in Word Pad sometimes. Sometimes when I am typing and I make a > mistake > and either put the cursor next to the mistake and click there and either > backspace or the delete button to correct the mistake it will start > overwriting what I have already typed ahead of it which is not the mistake > part and eventually that part will end up disappearing altogether. The > same > thing will happen sometimes when I put the cursor there just to add more > words as well. I have noticed that in order to keep it from doing that I > have > to click the part ahead of it and then hit enter so that it will go on > down > to the next line to keep it from doing that. I love using word pad every > chance that I get and I don't wont to quit using it just for this very > reason. Other times it won't act up at all like that and act normal just > like > it's suppossed to. Can you please tell me how to fix this or what setting > I > need to go into to do that. Can you please tell me what might be causing > this > problem as well as this is so so annoying and very very frustrating to say > the least. > > Thank you and have a great day!!! > > -- > Kenny Lee
Guest Kenny Lee Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: WORD PAD QUESTIONS! Thank you for these steps that you gave me to do, but if I never do them, I was just wondering if you can please tell me why sometimes that when I hit the Enter Key that it will go down 2 spaces on it's on and sometimes that it won't and just go on down to the next line the way that it's suppossed to as this has always puzzled me. Thank you once again for helping me and answering my questions and have a great day!!! -- Kenny Lee "Larry" wrote: > On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 01:12:01 -0700, Kenny Lee > <KennyLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >In Word Pad can you please tell me how I can set it up so that when I hit the > >enter button on the keyboard where it will double space itself by going to > >the next 2 lines on down automatically so that I won't have to hit the enter > >button twice to do so. I noticed that sometimes it will do it on it's on and > >I never ever know quite why it's doing that. Can you please explain why it > >might be doing that on it's on without any interaction on my part without > >setting it up to do that. > > > > Kenny, > > Open Wordpad and immediately save the file. Press Ctrl+2 and click > the Save button on the Toolbar. Now when you type your document, the > text will automatically double-space. For those documents that have > already been created, open them and choose Edit | Select All from the > Menu Bar. Press Ctrl+2 and all text will be double-spaced. > > Ctrl + 2 - Double Space > Ctrl + 5 - Space and a half > Ctrl + 1 - Single Spaced > > HTH >
Guest Kenny Lee Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: WORD PAD QUESTIONS! Thank you for these steps that you gave me to do, but if I never do them, I was just wondering if you can please tell me why sometimes that when I hit the Enter Key that it will go down 2 spaces on it's on and sometimes that it won't and just go on down to the next line the way that it's suppossed to as this has always puzzled me. Thank you once again for helping me and answering my questions and have a great day!!! -- Kenny Lee "Harry Ohrn" wrote: > You are probably falling victim to what is called "fat fingering". You are > accidentally pressing the Insert Key, at times, which is toggling the insert > feature on and off. You are accidentally pressing the Ctrl Key as you press > the Shift key and then number 2 as you try to create an "@" sign in your > WordPad document. > > The Insert key is a "toggle key" (like the Num Lock key or the Caps Lock > key) and when it gets "turned off" new text will automatically overwrite the > text in front rather than insert text when the Insert key is toggled on. > Unfortunately there is no way to tell if the key is on or off. Whoever > decided it should be placed so close to the Backspace Key should be A$$ > Kicked. It would be nice if there was a light on the keyboard to show if > Insert is on or off like the Num Lock and Caps Lock keys. Windows has a > function in the Control Panel->Accessibilities section for other toggle keys > like Caps or Num Lock but it doesn't work for the Insert Key. There are > little apps that will emit a beep to notify you if you have toggled the key. > check here for a free app from Mike Lin called Insert Togglekey > http://www.mlin.net/other.shtml It will beep when the Insert Key is toggled. > > Ok for the double space trick. This is an undocumented WordPad trick and why > it isn't listed in the Help file is beyond me. In WordPad hold down the Ctrl > Key and press the following keys 1, 2 or 5 depending on the line spacing you > want. > > 1 to enable single line spacing (Ctrl+1) > 2 will enable double line spacing (Ctrl+2) > 5 will enable single and a half line spacing (Ctrl+5) > > Once the Key combo Ctrl+2 is pressed you can use the Enter Key as you > mentioned you want to. > > > > -- > > > Harry Ohrn MS MVP [shell\User] > http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp > > > "Kenny Lee" <KennyLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:BFF46733-4865-41B5-8628-D6527BFAA01B@microsoft.com... > > In Word Pad can you please tell me how I can set it up so that when I hit > > the > > enter button on the keyboard where it will double space itself by going to > > the next 2 lines on down automatically so that I won't have to hit the > > enter > > button twice to do so. I noticed that sometimes it will do it on it's on > > and > > I never ever know quite why it's doing that. Can you please explain why it > > might be doing that on it's on without any interaction on my part without > > setting it up to do that. > > > > Also, I was wondering if you might be able to tell me why this happens as > > well in Word Pad sometimes. Sometimes when I am typing and I make a > > mistake > > and either put the cursor next to the mistake and click there and either > > backspace or the delete button to correct the mistake it will start > > overwriting what I have already typed ahead of it which is not the mistake > > part and eventually that part will end up disappearing altogether. The > > same > > thing will happen sometimes when I put the cursor there just to add more > > words as well. I have noticed that in order to keep it from doing that I > > have > > to click the part ahead of it and then hit enter so that it will go on > > down > > to the next line to keep it from doing that. I love using word pad every > > chance that I get and I don't wont to quit using it just for this very > > reason. Other times it won't act up at all like that and act normal just > > like > > it's suppossed to. Can you please tell me how to fix this or what setting > > I > > need to go into to do that. Can you please tell me what might be causing > > this > > problem as well as this is so so annoying and very very frustrating to say > > the least. > > > > Thank you and have a great day!!! > > > > -- > > Kenny Lee > > >
Guest Larry Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: WORD PAD QUESTIONS! On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:18:04 -0700, Kenny Lee <KennyLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Thank you for these steps that you gave me to do, but if I never do them, I >was just wondering if you can please tell me why sometimes that when I hit >the Enter Key that it will go down 2 spaces on it's on and sometimes that it >won't and just go on down to the next line the way that it's suppossed to <snip> Lawdy, Kenny, anything more that I could say would be purely conjecture. I would have to be sitting next to you watching what you were doing before I could offer any meaningful insight. Like many questions posited in this forum, the questioner provides only as much information that describes the problem, but omits those tiny little clues that would illuminate the solution. Troubleshooting a problem like yours in this venue is like taking potshots in the dark. Ah well, ... best of luck to you!
Guest Harry Ohrn Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: WORD PAD QUESTIONS! I can only speculate but the problem likely has to do with you accidentally enabling the double space by inadvertently pressing the key combo (also called fat fingering) while trying to type the @ symbol. -- Harry Ohrn MS MVP [shell\User] http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp "Kenny Lee" <KennyLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6F56BE7C-315B-484E-B2AE-999138274B30@microsoft.com... > Thank you for these steps that you gave me to do, but if I never do them, > I > was just wondering if you can please tell me why sometimes that when I hit > the Enter Key that it will go down 2 spaces on it's on and sometimes that > it > won't and just go on down to the next line the way that it's suppossed to > as > this has always puzzled me. Thank you once again for helping me and > answering > my questions and have a great day!!! > -- > Kenny Lee > > > "Harry Ohrn" wrote: > >> You are probably falling victim to what is called "fat fingering". You >> are >> accidentally pressing the Insert Key, at times, which is toggling the >> insert >> feature on and off. You are accidentally pressing the Ctrl Key as you >> press >> the Shift key and then number 2 as you try to create an "@" sign in your >> WordPad document. >> >> The Insert key is a "toggle key" (like the Num Lock key or the Caps Lock >> key) and when it gets "turned off" new text will automatically overwrite >> the >> text in front rather than insert text when the Insert key is toggled on. >> Unfortunately there is no way to tell if the key is on or off. Whoever >> decided it should be placed so close to the Backspace Key should be A$$ >> Kicked. It would be nice if there was a light on the keyboard to show if >> Insert is on or off like the Num Lock and Caps Lock keys. Windows has a >> function in the Control Panel->Accessibilities section for other toggle >> keys >> like Caps or Num Lock but it doesn't work for the Insert Key. There are >> little apps that will emit a beep to notify you if you have toggled the >> key. >> check here for a free app from Mike Lin called Insert Togglekey >> http://www.mlin.net/other.shtml It will beep when the Insert Key is >> toggled. >> >> Ok for the double space trick. This is an undocumented WordPad trick and >> why >> it isn't listed in the Help file is beyond me. In WordPad hold down the >> Ctrl >> Key and press the following keys 1, 2 or 5 depending on the line spacing >> you >> want. >> >> 1 to enable single line spacing (Ctrl+1) >> 2 will enable double line spacing (Ctrl+2) >> 5 will enable single and a half line spacing (Ctrl+5) >> >> Once the Key combo Ctrl+2 is pressed you can use the Enter Key as you >> mentioned you want to. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Harry Ohrn MS MVP [shell\User] >> http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp >> >> >> "Kenny Lee" <KennyLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:BFF46733-4865-41B5-8628-D6527BFAA01B@microsoft.com... >> > In Word Pad can you please tell me how I can set it up so that when I >> > hit >> > the >> > enter button on the keyboard where it will double space itself by going >> > to >> > the next 2 lines on down automatically so that I won't have to hit the >> > enter >> > button twice to do so. I noticed that sometimes it will do it on it's >> > on >> > and >> > I never ever know quite why it's doing that. Can you please explain why >> > it >> > might be doing that on it's on without any interaction on my part >> > without >> > setting it up to do that. >> > >> > Also, I was wondering if you might be able to tell me why this happens >> > as >> > well in Word Pad sometimes. Sometimes when I am typing and I make a >> > mistake >> > and either put the cursor next to the mistake and click there and >> > either >> > backspace or the delete button to correct the mistake it will start >> > overwriting what I have already typed ahead of it which is not the >> > mistake >> > part and eventually that part will end up disappearing altogether. The >> > same >> > thing will happen sometimes when I put the cursor there just to add >> > more >> > words as well. I have noticed that in order to keep it from doing that >> > I >> > have >> > to click the part ahead of it and then hit enter so that it will go on >> > down >> > to the next line to keep it from doing that. I love using word pad >> > every >> > chance that I get and I don't wont to quit using it just for this very >> > reason. Other times it won't act up at all like that and act normal >> > just >> > like >> > it's suppossed to. Can you please tell me how to fix this or what >> > setting >> > I >> > need to go into to do that. Can you please tell me what might be >> > causing >> > this >> > problem as well as this is so so annoying and very very frustrating to >> > say >> > the least. >> > >> > Thank you and have a great day!!! >> > >> > -- >> > Kenny Lee >> >> >>
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