I would guess this situation was caused by a GEDCOM export that broke the words with spaces at the end of a line. In Legacy, when you export, you can go to Customize of a GEDCOM and break the lines at the end of words and then this word breakup won't occur on export.
Many of the new programs can correct this if they know the GEDCOM lines has been broken in the middle of a word. My suggestion is to re-Export your GEDCOM (or whoever provided it to you) and make sure they select an option athat doesn't break words at the end of a line. This should be an option when exporting GEDCOMs. If you cannot do that, then you have lots of work ahead of you. Chap ___ Leon Chapman chap...@gmail.com ----- On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Lee Bruch <lbr...@nwlink.com> wrote: > After looking at your example, I agree that it could well be a problem > with double spaces. > Explanation: > Words and characters wrap differently with different fonts, views, etc. > What’s at the end of one line in one view or font could be in the middle > of a following line in another view or font. > Hence, > It you have double spaces at the end of a row in one view or font it would > not be apparent, but in another view or font that might shift to the middle > of a word … leaving a strange space in the middle of a word. > > > > On 14 December 2013 15:04, Jay 1FamilyTree <1familytree....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > My problem is not double spaces, but broken words > > > > > > Here is an example with the broken words in bold > > > > Myra H. Thielen, age 92, of 1619 Armstrong St., Marinette, passed *aw ay*on > Saturday, June 3, 2006, after a short battle with cancer. She was *bo > rn* on November 29, 1913 to the late Benjamin A. and Sophia (Bauknecht) *Ha > nsen* in Manitowoc. She graduated from Manitowoc High School and from the *M > anitowoc* County Teacher College. She married Lester F. Thielen on *Februa > ry* 9, 1937 in Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on May 30, 2000. > > She was an active member of St. James Lutheran Church and served as *Financ > ial* Secretary for 10 years, and was a member of the Lydia Circle and the *c > hurch* choir She was also a member of the Marinette County Historical *Soc > iety*, the Marinette Mental Health Assoc., a Past President of the *Marinet > te* Woman's Club and Easter Seal Society, and a charter member of the *Chap > ter* BK P.E.O. Sisterhood and a member of the Sons of Norway. She was a *mem > ber* of the walking club and many bridge clubs. > > Myra is survived by six children: Mark (Ruth) Thielen, Peter (Mary) *Thiel > en* both of Marinette; Paul (Mary Ann) Thielen of Greendale, WI; Jean (*Will > iam)* Everson of Fond du Lac; Anne Thielen of Hortonville, WI and Karn > (Pa ul) Gregoire of Rhodes, IA; two brothers, Ben (Florence) Hansen of *Everet > t*, WA and Philip (Sue) Hansen of Merritt Island, FL; many grandchildren *a > nd* great-grandchildren, who loved her dearly. > > In addition to her husband, Lester, three brothers, and a sister *preced > ed* her in death. > > Friends may call at the Thielen Funeral Home 1403 Newberry Ave. *Marinet > te* on Tuesday, June 6 from 4-7 p.m. Funeral Services will be held *on > Wedne sday*, June 7 at 11a.m. at St James Lutheran Church with Pastor > Darrel *Die rs* officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery > > > > > > > > It wouldn't be a problem if it were a couple of hundred, but in reality > its probably well over 20,000 > > > > But thanks for taking the time to help. > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Kathy Thompson <kmthoms...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Try a "Search Replace" from the Search menu > > Find where > General Notes > > Find what > (press the space bar twice to indicate a double space) > > Replacement text > (press the space bar once for a single space) > > > > How to find > > Tick "Find whole word only" > > Tick "Anywhere in the field" > > How to replace > > Tick "Replace only found text with replacement text" > > At bottom of pop-up tick > > Come back to this screen after the Search and Replace > > Repeat process until no more Double spaces remain > > > > > > On 13 December 2013 15:27, Jay 1FamilyTree <1familytree....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > <snipped> > > > > Since the recent mention of the 'spacation' errors, I thought, lets at > least ask to see if maybe some thing had passed me by in the way of a > solution. > > > > I have a large database with over 215,000 persons > > At least 18,000 have general notes > > and there are over 150,000 event records with notes as well. > > > > So, it's a huge job to some day spell check all of those records.... > > > > The built in spell checker almost works, if it only had a variable to > check if a space were removed would that solve the error. > > > > I'll look around some other places and maybe there is a solution out there > some where for me. > > > > <snipped> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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