Re: how do I type a thin space in Word?

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Sorry for the delayed response to your last post, but I hope you return to
get this...

On the Mac (OS X) you can take advantage of just about anything you need if
you are familiar with the Character Palette. Word, itself, is 'Unicode
challenged' on the Mac, but the Unicode is usable if inserted through the
Character Palette.
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HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"wavedancer" <wavedancer.29iktm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thank you, Bob. I'm using Word 2004 for Mac and there's no 1/4-em in my
Special Characters list...

It's not critical how small the space is: I just need to be able to
differentiate between that and the usual space so that the person doing
the typesetting can see what's wanted. It looks as if my best bet would
probably be to give a blanket instruction and leave it at that. I used
to work with hard copy and then it was easier to indicate.

Thank you for taking the trouble to reply.

Helen

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CyberTaz Wrote:
If you're referring to a true typesetting thin space (1/8-em), the
straight
answer is No, not in Word.

The best you can get in Word is a 1/4-em - go to InsertSymbol, click
the
Special Characters tab & insert it from there. If you need to use it
with
any frequency you can assign a keystroke to it while you're there.

If you need anything tighter than that you'll have to select the 2
characters and use FormatFontCharacter Spacing - Spacing: to tighten
them
up by 10ths of a point.

HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"wavedancer" wavedancer.29hnho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote in
message
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I need to be able to type a thin space in the expression '37 °C',
between the number and the degrees symbol. How do I achieve this in
Word? I've scoured Word Help to no avail, and I found no reference
to
it when I searched this forum.

Thank you.


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