Changing Character Spacing

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After you select the text for which you want to change the spacing between characters, open the Format menu and select Font to open the Font dialog box.

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In the Character Spacing tab, click the down arrow next to the Spacing field and select either Expanded (to fill the page) or Condensed (to shorten the page).

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In the By spin box next to the Spacing field, type 2pt. The Preview area shows how the character spacing will look; click OK.

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The character-spacing setting is applied to the text on the page.

INTRODUCTION

Another way to solve the problem of needing to fill a page with text when you just can't think of anything more to write (or to condense the text if you've overshot your target) is to change the amount of space between characters. Word uses Normal character spacing by default, as opposed to Expanded or Condensed.

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Kerning for Fonts

Notice the Kerning for Fonts option on the Character Spacing tab of the Font dialog box. Kerning enables you to adjust the space between two characters, creating the appearance of even spacing. For example, in the word illness, the i and both ls are narrow letters. When you apply kerning, these characters appear evenly spaced, rather than far apart.



Easy Microsoft Office 2003
Easy Microsoft Office 2003
ISBN: 0789729628
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 281
Authors: Nancy Lewis

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