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ASCII Files Appear To Be Double Spaced in 6.0
DocumentID: 666657
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:49:56 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 6.0 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: Bringing in a data or ASCII file from another program appears double spaced. Solutions: 1) Save the file as an ASCII delimited file in the other program and then create a form file to merge it with in WP.

2)Add a line spacing code of 0.5 inch at top of document.

3)Change to a very small font size and then use the insert|file feature to retrieve the document.

4)Create a very wide paper size and then use the insert|file feature to retrieve the document.

5)Figure out a way to use search and replace to correct document.

6)Clean the document up manually using the reveal codes screen. Causes: When a file is saved in ASCII format it will often have a lot of blank spaces in it or the line may just be to long to fit in the 6.5 inches that WP documents default to. Very often the user can verify this by looking in the reveal codes. They will usually see a line with a soft return [SRt] on it followed by several blank spaces and a hard return [HRt] on the next line. It is these unseen spaces that give the appearance that the document is double spaced.

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