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How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
spaces?

TIA

Luc
Sat Feb 25 10:36:23 CST 2006

Sf,
Don't know of any means to increase the space between words. Adjust the
space between the letters of a word is possible though.
If you are having problems with justify align which produces more space
between words, I would suggest to hypenate the words which will reduce the
space being added.
Luc Sanders (MVP - Powerpoint)

"sf" <see_reply_address@nospam.com> schreef in bericht
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>
> How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
> spaces?
>
> TIA

ChelseaWarren
Sat Feb 25 13:37:27 CST 2006

You could highlight the space between the words and change the font size of
the space. I don't know if you mean to change the space between many words
or just one. If you intend this for many words, change the font for the
first space (eg 16 points), then immediately select the next space and hit
the Repeat key (F4). It's probably not very efficent but it works.

"sf" wrote:

>
> How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
> spaces?
>
> TIA
>

JoAnn
Sat Feb 25 13:49:32 CST 2006

If you do that, it will change the line spacing for that line of text
though.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"ChelseaWarren" <ChelseaWarren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> You could highlight the space between the words and change the font size
> of
> the space. I don't know if you mean to change the space between many
> words
> or just one. If you intend this for many words, change the font for the
> first space (eg 16 points), then immediately select the next space and hit
> the Repeat key (F4). It's probably not very efficent but it works.
>
> "sf" wrote:
>
>>
>> How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
>> spaces?
>>
>> TIA
>>

Suzanne
Sat Feb 25 14:06:39 CST 2006

Another approach would be to search for spaces and replace them with
expanded spaces. To do this, type a space into the "Find what" box and a
space into the "Replace with" box. Expand the dialog (More) and, with the
insertion point in the "Replace with" box, select Format | Font. On the
Character Spacing tab, choose Spacing: Expanded by whatever amount you have
determined (by previous trial and error) to be the desirable amount, then
OK. Replace All.

This will be a very slow replace operation, I suspect. I'm sure someone
could provide a macro that would do it more quickly. One thing that might
make it somewhat faster would be to use ^w (White Space) in the "Find what"
box and ^& (Find What Text) in the "Replace with" box.



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Words into Type
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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" <jl_paules@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> If you do that, it will change the line spacing for that line of text
> though.
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>
>
>
> "ChelseaWarren" <ChelseaWarren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0C8A57E5-DEA3-4991-B011-C3852B4011C1@microsoft.com...
> > You could highlight the space between the words and change the font size
> > of
> > the space. I don't know if you mean to change the space between many
> > words
> > or just one. If you intend this for many words, change the font for the
> > first space (eg 16 points), then immediately select the next space and
hit
> > the Repeat key (F4). It's probably not very efficent but it works.
> >
> > "sf" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
> >> spaces?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
>
>

ChelseaWarren
Sat Feb 25 14:11:27 CST 2006

With a row of text in 12 font and changing the font of the spaces to 18 the
line spacing stayed at Single. It would change the line spacing if any of
the characters themselves were made larger. Just change the font size of the
spaces between words.

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

> If you do that, it will change the line spacing for that line of text
> though.
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>
>
>
> "ChelseaWarren" <ChelseaWarren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0C8A57E5-DEA3-4991-B011-C3852B4011C1@microsoft.com...
> > You could highlight the space between the words and change the font size
> > of
> > the space. I don't know if you mean to change the space between many
> > words
> > or just one. If you intend this for many words, change the font for the
> > first space (eg 16 points), then immediately select the next space and hit
> > the Repeat key (F4). It's probably not very efficent but it works.
> >
> > "sf" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
> >> spaces?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
>
>
>

Doug
Sat Feb 25 14:13:05 CST 2006

How about using En Spaces that can be inserted via the Insert>Symbol dialog
and selecting the Special Characters tab.

If you insert one, and then select it and use Ctrl+C to copy it to the
clipboard, then use Edit>Replace and put an ordinary space (spacebar) into
the Find what control and then move to the Replace with control and press
Ctrl+V, the En Space will be pasted into that control and when you use
Replace All, all of the spaces will be replaced with En Spaces.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

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>
> How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
> spaces?
>
> TIA

Charles
Sat Feb 25 15:41:05 CST 2006

Have you actually tried this? Single-spaced 12-point text uses less space
that single-spaced 18-point text. Spaces count as text when Word is
measuring line height, is my guess. (I haven't tried it either.)


--
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"ChelseaWarren" <ChelseaWarren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> With a row of text in 12 font and changing the font of the spaces to 18
> the
> line spacing stayed at Single. It would change the line spacing if any of
> the characters themselves were made larger. Just change the font size of
> the
> spaces between words.
>
> "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> If you do that, it will change the line spacing for that line of text
>> though.
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>
>>
>>
>> "ChelseaWarren" <ChelseaWarren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:0C8A57E5-DEA3-4991-B011-C3852B4011C1@microsoft.com...
>> > You could highlight the space between the words and change the font
>> > size
>> > of
>> > the space. I don't know if you mean to change the space between many
>> > words
>> > or just one. If you intend this for many words, change the font for
>> > the
>> > first space (eg 16 points), then immediately select the next space and
>> > hit
>> > the Repeat key (F4). It's probably not very efficent but it works.
>> >
>> > "sf" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
>> >> spaces?
>> >>
>> >> TIA
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

sf
Sat Feb 25 16:00:17 CST 2006

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:13:05 +0100, Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:

> How about using En Spaces that can be inserted via the Insert>Symbol dialog
> and selecting the Special Characters tab.
>
Unfortunately they seem larger than what I was hoping for. En space
looks like it equals 3 traditional spaces and em space equals 5. Is
there an advantage for using an em or en space over 3 or 5 traditional
ones?

> If you insert one, and then select it and use Ctrl+C to copy it to the
> clipboard, then use Edit>Replace and put an ordinary space (spacebar) into
> the Find what control and then move to the Replace with control and press
> Ctrl+V, the En Space will be pasted into that control and when you use
> Replace All, all of the spaces will be replaced with En Spaces.

I already use find/replace to change a single space into two, so I'm
onboard with that. What I want to create is more like a 1.5 space
because I want to emphasize, but not exaggerate, the spacing between
words.

TIA

Suzanne
Sat Feb 25 15:55:56 CST 2006

It takes about two second to test this and confirm that changing the point
size of a space does not change the line spacing.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Charles Kenyon" <wordfaq@nospam.addbalance.com> wrote in message
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> Have you actually tried this? Single-spaced 12-point text uses less space
> that single-spaced 18-point text. Spaces count as text when Word is
> measuring line height, is my guess. (I haven't tried it either.)
>
>
> --
> Charles Kenyon
>
> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>
> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>
> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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> "ChelseaWarren" <ChelseaWarren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D6B5E43B-1011-40D0-80D7-68F9F6F4B3BD@microsoft.com...
> > With a row of text in 12 font and changing the font of the spaces to 18
> > the
> > line spacing stayed at Single. It would change the line spacing if any
of
> > the characters themselves were made larger. Just change the font size
of
> > the
> > spaces between words.
> >
> > "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> If you do that, it will change the line spacing for that line of text
> >> though.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> JoAnn Paules
> >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "ChelseaWarren" <ChelseaWarren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:0C8A57E5-DEA3-4991-B011-C3852B4011C1@microsoft.com...
> >> > You could highlight the space between the words and change the font
> >> > size
> >> > of
> >> > the space. I don't know if you mean to change the space between many
> >> > words
> >> > or just one. If you intend this for many words, change the font for
> >> > the
> >> > first space (eg 16 points), then immediately select the next space
and
> >> > hit
> >> > the Repeat key (F4). It's probably not very efficent but it works.
> >> >
> >> > "sf" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
> >> >> spaces?
> >> >>
> >> >> TIA
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Suzanne
Sat Feb 25 15:57:43 CST 2006

I would probably advise against this. Word seems to covertly use MS Mincho
for the en spaces, and they tend to be unstable. I use en and em spaces a
lot, but I would strongly resist having a document filled with them.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
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> How about using En Spaces that can be inserted via the Insert>Symbol
dialog
> and selecting the Special Characters tab.
>
> If you insert one, and then select it and use Ctrl+C to copy it to the
> clipboard, then use Edit>Replace and put an ordinary space (spacebar) into
> the Find what control and then move to the Replace with control and press
> Ctrl+V, the En Space will be pasted into that control and when you use
> Replace All, all of the spaces will be replaced with En Spaces.
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> services on a paid consulting basis.
>
> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>
> "sf" <see_reply_address@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:oov002lth37j33qf2fang5foq4dor053vt@4ax.com...
> >
> > How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
> > spaces?
> >
> > TIA
>
>

Suzanne
Sat Feb 25 17:15:11 CST 2006

Actually an en space is the width of a capital N and usually about two
normal spaces. An em space (width of a capital M) is usually about three.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"sf" <see_reply_address@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:13:05 +0100, Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote:
>
> > How about using En Spaces that can be inserted via the Insert>Symbol
dialog
> > and selecting the Special Characters tab.
> >
> Unfortunately they seem larger than what I was hoping for. En space
> looks like it equals 3 traditional spaces and em space equals 5. Is
> there an advantage for using an em or en space over 3 or 5 traditional
> ones?
>
> > If you insert one, and then select it and use Ctrl+C to copy it to the
> > clipboard, then use Edit>Replace and put an ordinary space (spacebar)
into
> > the Find what control and then move to the Replace with control and
press
> > Ctrl+V, the En Space will be pasted into that control and when you use
> > Replace All, all of the spaces will be replaced with En Spaces.
>
> I already use find/replace to change a single space into two, so I'm
> onboard with that. What I want to create is more like a 1.5 space
> because I want to emphasize, but not exaggerate, the spacing between
> words.
>
> TIA

Charles
Sat Feb 25 17:39:34 CST 2006

I didn't have Word open. Thanks for letting me know.
--
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Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> It takes about two second to test this and confirm that changing the point
> size of a space does not change the line spacing.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
> so
> all may benefit.
>
> "Charles Kenyon" <wordfaq@nospam.addbalance.com> wrote in message
> news:u3lisQlOGHA.2128@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Have you actually tried this? Single-spaced 12-point text uses less space
>> that single-spaced 18-point text. Spaces count as text when Word is
>> measuring line height, is my guess. (I haven't tried it either.)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Charles Kenyon
>>
>> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>>
>> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
>> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>>
>> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
>> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
>> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
>> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
>> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>>
>>
>> "ChelseaWarren" <ChelseaWarren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:D6B5E43B-1011-40D0-80D7-68F9F6F4B3BD@microsoft.com...
>> > With a row of text in 12 font and changing the font of the spaces to 18
>> > the
>> > line spacing stayed at Single. It would change the line spacing if any
> of
>> > the characters themselves were made larger. Just change the font size
> of
>> > the
>> > spaces between words.
>> >
>> > "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you do that, it will change the line spacing for that line of text
>> >> though.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> JoAnn Paules
>> >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "ChelseaWarren" <ChelseaWarren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:0C8A57E5-DEA3-4991-B011-C3852B4011C1@microsoft.com...
>> >> > You could highlight the space between the words and change the font
>> >> > size
>> >> > of
>> >> > the space. I don't know if you mean to change the space between
>> >> > many
>> >> > words
>> >> > or just one. If you intend this for many words, change the font for
>> >> > the
>> >> > first space (eg 16 points), then immediately select the next space
> and
>> >> > hit
>> >> > the Repeat key (F4). It's probably not very efficent but it works.
>> >> >
>> >> > "sf" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> How do I increase the space between words but keep it less than 2
>> >> >> spaces?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> TIA
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>

sf
Sat Feb 25 17:54:50 CST 2006

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:15:11 -0600, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

> Actually an en space is the width of a capital N and usually about two
> normal spaces. An em space (width of a capital M) is usually about three.

Well, now I know better. Before I posted, I turned on formatting and
used lower case n as the test letter - hence the 3 & 5 numbers.
Again, is there an advantage to using an en or em space over regular
spaces?

So, there is no way to make a space of 1.5?

TIA

Suzanne
Sat Feb 25 18:15:35 CST 2006

Read my previous suggestion for expanding the spaces. If you wanted to
expand them to 1.5 you could also use Format | Font | Character Spacing:
Scale 150%.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"sf" <see_reply_address@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:15:11 -0600, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
>
> > Actually an en space is the width of a capital N and usually about two
> > normal spaces. An em space (width of a capital M) is usually about
three.
>
> Well, now I know better. Before I posted, I turned on formatting and
> used lower case n as the test letter - hence the 3 & 5 numbers.
> Again, is there an advantage to using an en or em space over regular
> spaces?
>
> So, there is no way to make a space of 1.5?
>
> TIA

sf
Sun Feb 26 04:12:25 CST 2006

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:15:35 -0600, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

> Read my previous suggestion for expanding the spaces. If you wanted to
> expand them to 1.5 you could also use Format | Font | Character Spacing:
> Scale 150%.

That's right, thanks for the pointer! The macro part lost me.