Comments on: PowerPoint Word Wrap – Splitting Words Down the Middle http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/ simple, yet out-of-the-box thinking by Ashok Aggarwal Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:20:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alex http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Alex Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:20:46 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-1060 Many thanks for the tip! I wonder if Microsoft workers also struggling with words cut in the middle.. :) Many thanks for the tip!
I wonder if Microsoft workers also struggling with words cut in the middle.. :)

]]> By: Ashok Aggarwal http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 Ashok Aggarwal Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:28:04 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-1054 @Rupnarayan Bose Do you still have an issue? Not sure I have any time to really help you, but maybe you can provide some details and others who visit this blog can provide input. @Everyone I'm glad this is still helping people over 3 years later and thank you for adding additional tips! @Rupnarayan Bose

Do you still have an issue? Not sure I have any time to really help you, but maybe you can provide some details and others who visit this blog can provide input.

@Everyone

I’m glad this is still helping people over 3 years later and thank you for adding additional tips!

]]> By: Clay Olmstead http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 Clay Olmstead Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:55:16 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-1053 This also works for Outlook. When composing a message, word wrap happens at the end of the line, regardless of spacing. It's correct when the message is sent, but it makes it hard to proof read. Setting 'Japanese' (other Asian languages might work too) enables a third tab on the Paragraph format pop-up, which has the Latin word wrap option. (Who would set this option as the default? Only Microsoft!) Unfortunately, in Outlook it reverts back to the default for every new message, but at least now there's a three-click option to change it. Thanks for the tip. This also works for Outlook. When composing a message, word wrap happens at the end of the line, regardless of spacing. It’s correct when the message is sent, but it makes it hard to proof read. Setting ‘Japanese’ (other Asian languages might work too) enables a third tab on the Paragraph format pop-up, which has the Latin word wrap option. (Who would set this option as the default? Only Microsoft!)

Unfortunately, in Outlook it reverts back to the default for every new message, but at least now there’s a three-click option to change it. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Roland Halpern http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Roland Halpern Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:56:33 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-1050 This really worked. I don't know how much time I had spent before this using "hard rights" and other tricks to get the text to line up properly. This really worked. I don’t know how much time I had spent before this using “hard rights” and other tricks to get the text to line up properly.

]]> By: Rupnarayan Bose http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 Rupnarayan Bose Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:34:04 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-1042 I may have been a bit too quick in posting my feedback. Sadly, I did everything exactly as directed; repeated the process thrice. Yet, it does not work. Have I gone wrong somewhere? Have I missed something? Help greatly appreciated. I may have been a bit too quick in posting my feedback. Sadly, I did everything exactly as directed; repeated the process thrice. Yet, it does not work.

Have I gone wrong somewhere? Have I missed something?

Help greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Rupnarayan Bose http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Rupnarayan Bose Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:20:02 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-1041 I can only say "THANK YOU!" The post is absolutely great. Greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work. I can only say “THANK YOU!” The post is absolutely great.

Greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Bryan Mon, 17 May 2010 23:37:01 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-1033 I have seen some weird Microsoft things in my time, but this tops all. Thanks for the time you put into describing this fix so that the rest of us could use our time doing profitable work! Also, thanks to Google for putting your fix right at the top of the list! I have seen some weird Microsoft things in my time, but this tops all. Thanks for the time you put into describing this fix so that the rest of us could use our time doing profitable work! Also, thanks to Google for putting your fix right at the top of the list!

]]> By: martinysteen http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-822 martinysteen Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:33:56 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-822 I got a template produced in korean in Powerpoint 2003 and tried to use it in Powerpoint 2007. Even though I had Korean languate support in 2007 I found no facilities to remove 'latin style word wrap'. So all English words were merciless cut at the end of line. I had to go back to PP 2003, correct the problem as outlined above, and then using the PP templates in PP 2007. I got a template produced in korean in Powerpoint 2003 and tried to use it in Powerpoint 2007. Even though I had Korean languate support in 2007 I found no facilities to remove ‘latin style word wrap’. So all English words were merciless cut at the end of line.
I had to go back to PP 2003, correct the problem as outlined above, and then using the PP templates in PP 2007.

]]> By: swampy http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-724 swampy Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:54:17 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-724 I have a related text-wrapping problem I first observed on Powerpoint in Office 2008 for Macintosh. May be trivial, but I can't "wrap" my brain around it. For some reason when a word is wrapped to the next line in a text box, the space preceding the word is also wrapped and remains in front of it leaving an indent and thus not a straight margin. Clues for clueless? I have a related text-wrapping problem I first observed on Powerpoint in Office 2008 for Macintosh. May be trivial, but I can’t “wrap” my brain around it.

For some reason when a word is wrapped to the next line in a text box, the space preceding the word is also wrapped and remains in front of it leaving an indent and thus not a straight margin.

Clues for clueless?

]]> By: Ashok Aggarwal http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Ashok Aggarwal Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:17:26 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-556 @Rod Whiteley Just select the text in the slide master, right click, and select Paragraph... If you don't see the "Asian Typography" tab, you probably didn't perform the previous steps properly. I don't think I can really provide more help than that, but maybe someone else will comment further if they noticed something similar. Good luck! @Rod Whiteley

Just select the text in the slide master, right click, and select Paragraph…

If you don’t see the “Asian Typography” tab, you probably didn’t perform the previous steps properly. I don’t think I can really provide more help than that, but maybe someone else will comment further if they noticed something similar.

Good luck!

]]> By: Rod Whiteley http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Rod Whiteley Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:37:11 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-555 I know I must be overlooking something extremely obvious here, but .… Once I get to step 4. and I've re-opened the Slide Master, how do I navigate to Line Spacing (in PowerPoint 2007)? If I select some paragraph text and choose the Paragraph context menu which brings me to Line Spacing, there are no Asian Language Tabs. I can't see any other way to navigate to line spacing options (or Line Break) options. As usual PowerPoint Help is opaque. Any help gratefully appreciated. I know I must be overlooking something extremely obvious here, but .… Once I get to step 4. and I’ve re-opened the Slide Master, how do I navigate to Line Spacing (in PowerPoint 2007)? If I select some paragraph text and choose the Paragraph context menu which brings me to Line Spacing, there are no Asian Language Tabs. I can’t see any other way to navigate to line spacing options (or Line Break) options. As usual PowerPoint Help is opaque.
Any help gratefully appreciated.

]]> By: nnolan http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-361 nnolan Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:15:38 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-361 Wow! I just searched for word wrap and knew that Microsoft was not going to have an answer to this simple question. Your listing was next on the google search results list. YOU KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK! Sorry for screaming but I never get this lucky.... what am I going to do with the next 1.5 hours that you saved me searching for the real fix! This is awesome... pass it on... I can't imagine how such a fundamental function can be so hard to turn back on.... Oh us poor users! Thanks for you gift! Wow! I just searched for word wrap and knew that Microsoft was not going to have an answer to this simple question. Your listing was next on the google search results list. YOU KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK! Sorry for screaming but I never get this lucky…. what am I going to do with the next 1.5 hours that you saved me searching for the real fix! This is awesome… pass it on… I can’t imagine how such a fundamental function can be so hard to turn back on…. Oh us poor users! Thanks for you gift!

]]> By: Ashok Aggarwal http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Ashok Aggarwal Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:09:33 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-342 "This post is absolutlety mind blowing!" I'm not sure if "mind blowing" was a desired or anticipated result, but I am going to take it in a good way. I'm certainly glad this helped you -- I tend to believe for the one person that posts a thank you, another 10-100 people were benefited, so thank you for taking the time. “This post is absolutlety mind blowing!”

I’m not sure if “mind blowing” was a desired or anticipated result, but I am going to take it in a good way. I’m certainly glad this helped you — I tend to believe for the one person that posts a thank you, another 10-100 people were benefited, so thank you for taking the time.

]]> By: rkehler http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-341 rkehler Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:14:55 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/05/11/powerpoint-word-wrap-splitting-words-down-the-middle/#comment-341 This post is absolutlety mind blowing! I can't believe that it actually works, but it does. You have saved me from even more frustration. I had been using Office 2007 for several weeks and all of my Power Point files that had text blocks were screwed up with the whole "letter" wrapping problem. Thanks Again, Rick This post is absolutlety mind blowing! I can’t believe that it actually works, but it does. You have saved me from even more frustration. I had been using Office 2007 for several weeks and all of my Power Point files that had text blocks were screwed up with the whole “letter” wrapping problem.

Thanks Again,
Rick

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