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From: Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo)
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Subject: MS Word 4.0:  How to switch off letterspacing?
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Date: 18 May 91 21:29:23 GMT
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schoett@informatik.tu-muenchen.de (Oliver Schoett) writes: 

OS> Letterspacing means to put extra space between the letters of words
OS> when a line is justified.  I find that typographically unacceptable,
OS> b e c a u s e   t h e   w o r d s   t e n d   t o   s t i c k   o u t
OS> and would like to switch it off in MS Word 4.0.  How?

    I believe you are confusing two separate concepts.

    When a line is justified in Word, spaces are inserted *between words*
but not between the letters of words.  (At least this is true in the US version;
your mileage may vary.)

    Word supports "letterspacing" as a *character style*, similar to boldface or italics.  If you wish to turn it off, select the text in question, bring up the "character style" box (Cmd-D), and choose "normal" spacing.

    Note that Expanded Character Spacing can be a very effective form of text
emphasis;  it was the customary form of emphasis used in German texts earlier
this century (when they still used Gothic typefaces), but it isn't used much 
today.  Pity.


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