Basic typing

Period

1. Space one time after a period following an abbreviation, 2. Don't space after a period in an abbreviation, 3. Space one time after a period ending a sentence

Hyphen

Don't space after it before a hypen; the purpose of the hyphen is to: connect compound words, show word division (I-I-I...), to create a dash

Apostrophe

Don't space before and after an apostrophe unless it is at the word in a sentence, use in contractions and to show possession

Slash

Don't space before or after a slash

Dollar sign

Don't space between a dollar sign and a number

Parenthesis

Don't space between a parenthesis and the rest within them

Number or pound sign

Don't space between figure and symbol, if it is used before a figure then it is the number sign, if it is use after figure it is a pound sign

Quotation mark

Don't space between quotation marks and the text they enclose, the closing quotation mark is always type after period Or comma but before semicolon or colon, closing quotation marks it typed after a question mark or exclamation point if the quoted material itself is a question or exclamation otherwise thethe quotation mark if type before the question mark Or exclamation

Percent

Don't space between the number and percent, sign

At symbol

Space beforehand after except when use in an email address

Colon

Space one time after a colon; uses of the colon include: following a salutation of a letter, introducing a series or emphasizing important information

Comma

Space one time after a comma

Question mark

Space one time after a question mark at the end of a sentence

Exclamation point

Space one time after an exclamation point At the end of the sentence

Semi colon

Space one time after semi colon ;

Amper sign

Address thank you Space before and after

Asterisks

Use for the following: refer the reader to the foot note at the bottom of the page or a table, replace words considered unprintable