Apostrophe spacing problem   

I recently upgraded to Office 2007, and I'm having a new problem with Word.

When I type an apostrophe after a word, such as "Carole's," what I get is 
"Carole'  s" with an extra large space between the apostrophe and the 
following letter.  I stumbled around and finally was able to correct it, but 
the correction has a yellow highlight on it that I don't understand.

I don't understand what Word is doing and how to get it to provide a normal 
apostrophe (without the following space).

I would very much appreciate assistance.

Sincerely,
Ed Presson

date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:35:03 -0800   author:   Ed in Seattle

Re: Apostrophe spacing problem   

Hi Ed,

Look into the compatibility options, and set them to the default for Word 2007.
(Office button > Word Options > Advanced... then, look at the very bottom)
Also make sure the whole text is formatted as English.
(It sounds as if the apostrophe might be interpreted as an exotic/Asian character, and that messes up the spacing)

If that does not solve it: What's the font?

Regards,
Klaus


"Ed in Seattle"  wrote:
>I recently upgraded to Office 2007, and I'm having a new problem with Word.
> 
> When I type an apostrophe after a word, such as "Carole's," what I get is 
> "Carole'  s" with an extra large space between the apostrophe and the 
> following letter.  I stumbled around and finally was able to correct it, but 
> the correction has a yellow highlight on it that I don't understand.
> 
> I don't understand what Word is doing and how to get it to provide a normal 
> apostrophe (without the following space).
> 
> I would very much appreciate assistance.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Ed Presson 
> 
>

date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:06:11 +0100   author:   Klaus Linke