If you select the text then go to the style settings (a little below "File" on the menu bar) and select "clear formatting", then add whatever formatting you actually want. Sorry my terminology might not be quite accurate, but I don't have Word on this computer to check. Cheers, Robyn Judith wrote: > Hi Listers, > > I have just bought Microsoft Office 2007. I am > trying to insert Digger Birth records into a word document. > The originals are in single line spacing but every time > I insert them they come out in double line. > Is there anyway to prevent this? The document is > set to single line spacing. It seems to be connected to > the fact that if I dont type a full line and hit return > the next line is double spacing. How do I overcome > either or both of these problems, it is so annoying! > > Regards > Judith > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.12.93/2206 - Release Date: 06/27/09 17:55:00 > >

Hi Robyn, Your terminology is just fine, thank you for the help, it worked nicely. I had four different solutions suggested from listers which have all worked and I am now a bit more clued up with this program..this list is really great. Regards Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robyn Waymouth" <waymouth@ihug.com.au> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] How to make inserted text retain originalformatting in Word 2007 > If you select the text then go to the style settings (a little below > "File" on the menu bar) and select "clear formatting", then add whatever > formatting you actually want. > > Sorry my terminology might not be quite accurate, but I don't have Word on > this computer to check. > > Cheers, Robyn > > > Judith wrote: >> Hi Listers, >> >> I have just bought Microsoft Office 2007. I am trying to insert Digger >> Birth records into a word document. >> The originals are in single line spacing but every time >> I insert them they come out in double line. >> Is there anyway to prevent this? The document is >> set to single line spacing. It seems to be connected to the fact that >> if I dont type a full line and hit return >> the next line is double spacing. How do I overcome >> either or both of these problems, it is so annoying! >> >> Regards >> Judith >> >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> Take pity on Digest subscribers and remember to SNIP when replying. >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: >> 270.12.93/2206 - Release Date: 06/27/09 17:55:00 >> >> > > >