Microsoft KB Archive/26691

Can’t Condense/Expand Spacing by Fractional Amounts

PSS ID Number: Q26691 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

The “Microsoft Word User’s Guide” for versions 5.0 and 5.1 on page 137 and the “Reference to Microsoft Word” for version 3.0 on pages 11 and 13 incorrectly state that you can enter character spacing measurements in the Character dialog box in increments of 0.25 points.

The smallest usable increment in Word versions 5.0 and 5.1 for the Macintosh is 1 point.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for the Macintosh versions 5.0, and 5.1. This problem was corrected in Word for the Macintosh version 6.0.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The “Reference to Microsoft Word” version 4.0 manual correctly states the following on page 20:

You can use the By box to specify the number of points you want to add or subtract from the normal spacing between characters. Spacing can be expanded by up to 14 points in 1-point increments and condensed by 1 point. (You can enter spacing measurements in increments of 0.25 point; however, for existing printers, Word rounds down decimal values to 0. For example, if you enter 1.75, Word rounds it down to 1.)

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