How do I change the spacing after a colon or period in WORD 2003?

Question

Is there some way to select a block of text that is already typed and has two spaces after every colon and period, and automatically change it to a single space after the colon and period?

Answer 1

Do a search and replace of ". " (two spaces) with ". " (one space).

Answer 2

you use the drop down menu format, then line or character spacing, choose 1.5 or more