for MTs using MS Word and Windows
Editor Laura Bryan, CMT, FAAMT
March 7, 2006
Keeping It All Together
The MTs Guide to MS Word, 3rd Edition: Make It Your Own
by Laura Bryan, CMT
What you don't know about MS Word is costing you money every hour of every day you transcribe!
Ever wondered how to prevent two words from separating across a line? (e.g. a title and a surname or a dosage and its unit of measure). In MS Word, use a non-breaking space between the two words so that they are treated as a single word yet still have a space between them for readability. The shortcut key for a non-breaking space is CTL+Shift+Spacebar. Type this key INSTEAD of the spacebar alone, and it will insert what looks like a degree symbol (only when formatting marks are showing). This will treat the text on either side of the non-breaking space as if it were a single word and will not allow it to split across lines. What usually confuses people when they first try this is they insert a space AND a non-breaking space. The trick is to only type a non-breaking space. Word also has a shortcut key for a non-breaking hyphen which is CTRL+Shift+Hyphen.
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