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The forum thread discusses a user's issue with automatically inserting a full stop after pressing the space bar in Microsoft Word 2002 on a Windows 10 laptop. The original poster seeks help because, despite enabling options like "automatically insert a capital letter" in Windows settings, the full stop is not added automatically. Responders suggest upgrading Office to a supported version or using alternatives like Libre Office, but the user clarifies that their focus is specifically on enabling automatic full stops, not spacing or other formatting adjustments, and expresses confusion about how changing font spacing relates to this issue. Overall, the main concern remains unresolved, with some confusion about the origin of the automatic punctuation feature.
Sharonharvey2

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HI

I have a dell windows 10 laptop and have Microsoft word 2002 on it. I want to automatically add a full stop after hitting the space bar. Ive looked in the typing section of windows and ticked all concerned including insert a capital letter when needed.

Now i know it can be done as the capital letter does indeed automatically come in but the full stop doesn’t still despite being ticked.

Can anyone help me to fix this please?

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Neemobeer

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I'd say upgrade office Office 2003 has been end of life for a long time and isn't really supported on Windows 10. If money is an issue install Libre Office. It's free and compatible with MS office file formats.
 

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Sharonharvey2

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Neemobeer said:
I'd say upgrade office Office 2003 has been end of life for a long time and isn't really supported on Windows 10. If money is an issue install Libre Office. It's free and compatible with MS office file formats.
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Hi there, thank you for that, but the thing is i also clicked ‘automatically insert a capital where needed’ and that worked so why should the full stop?
 

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