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How do I adjust the spacing between the letters in a Word Starter document?

Anonymous
2011-07-09T23:58:17+00:00

Is there a way to remove or lessen the spacing between the letters in the example sentence below?:

 I   l o o k   f o r w a r d   t o   t h e   o p p o r t u n i t y   t o   d i s c u s s   t h e   r o l e   o f   S p e c i a l i s t   w i t h   y o u   a n d   a s k / a n s w e r   f u r t h e r   q u e s t i o n s   r e g a r d i n g   t h i s   p o s i t i o n .

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2011-07-10T02:46:17+00:00

    Select the text, right-click, choose Font, and select the Advanced tab. Change the letter spacing as required.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-30T15:27:40+00:00

    Thank you, Suzanne. I just tried expanding a line by 0.4 pts and it worked. To see the effect clearly  I set zoom to 200%. I updated the style to match and avoided having to change 700 instances of that style individually. Styles, when used within their limitations, are the way to go.

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  3. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-11-30T14:20:34+00:00

    You can type in any amount you want in increments of 0.1 point. I have a dedicated button that condensed text by 0.1 point.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-11-30T06:49:57+00:00

    Works well but apparently the letter spacing has to be a multiple of 0.5 point. 1 pt is much too wide and 0.5 pt is slightly wider than I want.

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