Microsoft KB Archive/43130

Word: Measurements in Width Table Are in Twips, Not DxaMin

PSS ID Number: Q43130 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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The following incorrect statement appears on Page 85 of the “Printer Information for Microsoft Word” manual:

“The Character Width Table itself consists of the ASCII value of each character being defined, followed by a colon and the width of the character in units of dxaMin.”

Widths of characters defined in Character Width tables are in units of twips (1/1440th of an inch) and not dxaMin. If the Character Width table is defining widths for a font that is to be printed on a laser printer, the width of the character is measured in units of 1/300th of an inch.

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