Correct spelling of spaces and punctuation marks. Spaces, dashes, hyphens, periods, numbers, quotes, abbreviations, initials. Number digits are separated from each other by a space

QUESTION No. 2

RULES FOR SPACE WHEN WRITING TEXT IN MICROSOFTWORD

1. Rules for spacing

A space is inserted:

between initials and surname

(T.S. Baidak - Tatyana Stanislavovna Baidak)

between numbers and units of measurement or counting words (20 sq. m; 2012)

after geographical abbreviations ( Harkov city)

before ° WITH (25°C)

Attention:°C is a solid sign in itself, there is NO space inside it,

NOT also placed before the degree sign ° , minutes’, seconds” (25°, 6’ 10”)

between number and paragraph signs and numbers ( № 1 ; § 104)

Attention: double numbers and paragraph signs are written without a space: №№ - numbers, §§ - paragraphs - one word (that is, the spelling fits into our FORMULA)

before percent sign (received 100% profit)Attention: when " I need 100% guarantees", of course, we don’t put a space - according to the FORMULA, this is one word: one hundred percent

A space is NOT placed before single punctuation marks (period, comma, question and exclamation marks, ellipses, etc.). After a punctuation mark, a space must be placed unless it is the end of a paragraph.

In paired punctuation marks (quotes, parentheses), a space is placed before the opening character and after the closing character. A space is NOT placed after the opening character and before the closing character.

before, And after em dash.

VERY IMPORTANT!!!

It is NOT allowed to have two or more spaces in a row (To correct: press the key combination CTRL + F - « find"(2 spaces) - « replace""(1 space) - press « replace everything")

Non-breaking space

Due to the rules that do not allow breaking into different lines, a non-breaking space should be set:

between surname and initials (N. Gal)

in abbreviations (etc.)

between numbers and related words (11 years)

before the number (or paragraph) sign and the number (№ 15)

It becomes relevant to use non-breaking space, which will not allow them to “scatter” across different lines. In Word, a non-breaking space is created using the hotkeys: CTRL + SHIFT + SPACE.

Spaces and slashes

No space needed:

1) when writing abbreviations (km/h, railway)

2) if a slash is used in numbers instead of a dash (2011/2012)

3) if the slash separates single words (income/expense; and/or)

Attention: BUT! If a slash is between phrases (or a word and a word), spaces must be inserted! Otherwise we read what is written: The child hasmom/coming dad. It turned out to be nonsense: mother / visitor.

RIGHT:The child has a mom/coming dad.

2. Rules for arranging illustrations and tables

in a text document

Illustrations

When designing a page with illustrations, you should remember:

1. If the text on the page is not divided into columns, there is no need to place small illustrations in the middle of the page - this makes it very difficult to read.

2. When placing illustrations, you need to ensure that their right (or left) border coincides with the corresponding border of the text, and the top and bottom - with the corresponding line border.

3. When using multi-column layout, illustrations can be located between adjacent columns. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that the text remaining next to the illustration is not too narrow.

4. The illustration in the document should be as close as possible to the link to it.

Tables

The heading of each column in the first row of the table should be as short as possible and highlighted in bold.

All tables (appendices in the text), if there are several of them, are numbered with Arabic numerals throughout the entire text. The inscription “Table...” is placed above the upper right corner of the table, indicating the serial number of the table (for example, “Table 4”). If there is only one table, then a number is not assigned to it and the word “Table” is not written.

Tables are provided with thematic headings, which are placed in the middle of the page and written in capital letters without a period at the end.

When moving the table to the next page, the table column headings should be repeated and the words “Continuation of Table 5” should be placed above the table itself. In rare cases, table column names may not be repeated.

In Russian-language typing, a space is required:

after, and not before, a comma, period, semicolon, colon, question or exclamation mark (and combinations thereof), ellipses at the end of a phrase or sentence, closing parentheses, and closing quotation marks;
before, not after, opening parentheses, opening quotation marks and ellipses at the beginning of a sentence;
both before and after the em dash (in English, on the contrary, the em dash is not surrounded by spaces).

There is never a space between a parenthesis or quotation mark and any other punctuation mark other than an em dash.

Non-breaking spaces

Much more interesting is the question of placing not ordinary, but unbroken spaces. Non-breaking space should be used to prevent hyphens that are dissonant or difficult to read. Namely, it is put:

between two initials and between the initials and the surname: I. I. Ivanov (hereinafter, unbroken spaces are represented by the sign);
between abbreviated addresses and the surname: Mr. Ivanov, as well as after geographical abbreviations such as Moscow or the island of Crimea;
between number (No) and paragraph (§) signs and the numbers related to them;
inside abbreviations, etc., etc., i.e. and the like (although English e.g. and i.e. are not separated by spaces);
between in-text paragraphs such as a), b) or 1., 2., and the text that follows them;
between numbers and related units of measurement: 200 kg; the same applies to date indications: XVIII century, 1998;
before an em dash in the middle of a sentence (thus this punctuation mark is separated by spaces on both sides - an unbreakable one on the left and a regular one on the right);
between classes of multi-digit numbers, starting with five-digit numbers: 32,569, but 4927;
before version numbers of software products and parts of their names consisting of numbers or abbreviations: FreeBSD 4.6, Windows 95, MacOS X;
after one-letter prepositions and conjunctions, especially at the beginning of a sentence or in a heading.

Other languages have their own specific rules. Thus, in French, colons, semicolons, question marks and exclamation marks are separated from the preceding text by unbroken spaces; Herringbone quotation marks are also separated from the text they enclose. In English and German, it is possible to place a non-breaking space along with a regular space at the end of a sentence to visually double the space between sentences, although this typographical tradition is now considered obsolete by many.

In Worde, in some visual html editors, a non-breaking space is set as follows: Ctrl + Sift + space.

Transfer rules

Hyphenations that distort the meaning of the word are not allowed.
You cannot transfer abbreviations that are written in capital letters such as UPR, KPI, MFO.
You cannot break such abbreviations by hyphenation, etc., etc. and the like.
You cannot break digits that make up one number by hyphenation. If necessary, you can break numbers connected by a dash, but the dash remains in the previous line: 1985 -1990, X -XI centuries.
It is not advisable to separate initials from last names.
It is not advisable to separate abbreviated words from first and last names: prof. Petrenko, T. Ivanov.
You cannot separate a number with a bracket or period from the next word.
It is not advisable to separate numbers from the following abbreviated words and names of units of measurement.
It is impossible to separate symbolic designations from the following or previous numbers for transfer: 50%, $ 10, No. 25.
It is undesirable for hyphens to appear in more than two adjacent lines.
Punctuation marks cannot be moved.

Signs and numbers

There must not be a space between separating characters other than a dash and a word.
Three dots before a word cannot be separated by a space.
Dashes between numbers cannot be separated by spaces: 20-30.
In direct speech, the dash on the right is separated by a space.
The hyphen must not be separated by spaces.
Quotes are typed in the same font as the text.
The signs of degrees, percent, minutes, seconds cannot be separated by a space from the number: 6%. Abbreviations following the degree sign are separated by a space: 20° C. Two numbers or paragraph signs are written together: №№, §§.
There is a space between the numbers that denote different units - hundreds and thousands, thousands and millions: 4 655 210. The fraction designation must be typed without a space: 3.456.
The + and - signs do not deviate from the number: +10.
Fractions are written without spaces: 4/7.

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Previously, in order to place spaces, you had to remember many rules:

Space in the text comes after punctuation marks, A space before they don't need it.
Space needed before the opening parenthesis, but space after she is not needed.
A space is inserted after the closing parenthesis, but there is no space before it.
Space rules for quotes are the same as for parentheses.

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How to remove spaces between words?

The need to remove spaces appears when:

there are double spaces in the text
you need to replace the space with another character (for example, a dash)

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How to put a space?

Placed space before an opening bracket or quotation mark.
A space is inserted after the closing quote or parenthesis.
Space between characters is placed like this: after a comma, after a period, after an exclamation or question mark.

The latter can be generalized and reduced to one short rule:

There is a space after a punctuation mark, but not before it!

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