1. Launch Microsoft Office Word 2013 by left clicking once on the Microsoft Office Word 2013 icon in the taskbar or double click on its icon on the desktop.
2. Create a new Microsoft Office Word 2013 Blank Document or open a previously saved Microsoft Office Word 2013 document.
3. In Microsoft Office Word 2013 Left click on “FILE” on the top left corner.
4. Left click once on “Options” (should be the last button on the bottom left menu).
5. A dialog box shall appear via a pop up menu called (Word Options).
6. Left click once on “Proofing” (should be the third option on the left menu)
7. Locate the third category called “When correcting spelling and grammar in Word”
8. Left click once on “Settings”
9. A dialog box shall appear via a pop up menu called (Grammar Settings)
10. Locate “Grammar and style options > Require > Spaces required between sentences”
11. Left click once on the drop down menu to the right of the text “Spaces required between sentences.”
12. Left click once on the number “2”
13. Click once on “OK” on the dialog pop up box “Grammar Settings”
14. Click once on “OK” on the dialog pop up box “Word Options”
15. Verify two spaces are required after a period (decimal point).
16. Verify Microsoft Office Word 2013 flags single spaces after periods (decimal points).
17. That’s it!
Discussion Topic: How to Require Two Spaces After a Period in Microsoft Office Word 2013
