How to adjust character spacing in Word (latest standard)

Table of Contents:
    1. For Word 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 365. 2.
    For Word 2007. 3.
    For Word 2003. 4.
    Adjusting  the spacing of ABCD answers in Word correctly .

 

1. Word 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 365

Step 1:  Select a piece of text, then go to the Home tab => click the arrow in the Font group.

Step 2: In the Font Setting  interface  , select Advanced ->  Spacing in Character Spacing.

Step 3: In Spacing, there are two features to note: Expanded and Condensed.
- Normal: The default spacing between characters and letters.
- Expanded : Increases the spacing between characters and letters.
- Condensed : Decreases the spacing between characters and letters.

- For example, if you want to increase the spacing between words in Word , select "Expanded" and set the value to 7 in the "By" section . You will immediately see the difference in the Preview section . If you find it satisfactory, click OK to save the settings.

- After clicking OK , you will see that the spacing of the selected text has been adjusted.

- If you want to reduce the spacing between characters in Word , select Condensed and set the corresponding value in the By field , then click OK .

- The text you select will now be reduced in size.

 

2. For Word 2007

Step 1:  Select the text you want to adjust the spacing of in Word 2007.

Step 2:  Select the  Home tab , then click the small arrow in the bottom right corner of the  Font group .

Step 3:  When the Font dialog box appears, select the  Character spacing tab.  Then, in the Spacing section, set the parameters
: - Select  Expanded and set the value for By to increase the character spacing.
- Select Condensed  and  set the value for By  to decrease the character spacing.
==> Click  OK  to complete.

 

3. For Word 2003

Step 1: Select (highlight) the text you want to adjust the spacing for. Then go to the Format menu and select Font .

Step 2: When the Font dialog box appears, select the Character spacing tab .
- To increase the character spacing, select the  Expanded option  and specify the size in the  By section .

To reduce the spacing between characters, select the  Condensed option.

 

4. Adjust the spacing between the ABCD answers in Word.

Step 1: Press Ctrl + A to select all text => Press Ctrl + H to open the Find and Replace dialog box .
Step 2: Enter the string ' (A.*)(B.*)(C.*)(D.*) ' in the Find what field => Enter the string ' 1^t2^t3^t4 '  to create a space between the answers in the Replace with field . Then select More >> .

Step 3: Check the box next to Use wildcards => Select  Replace All .

Step 4: Press Yes to agree.

- Result:

The article above has guided you on how to adjust character spacing in Word. You can also refer to other tips, such as fixing  character jumping errors in Word,  as shared by TipsMake.