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I'll bet you already knew that "smushing" is a technical term, right? It is, I believe, a combination of the words "smashing" and "pushing." In this usage, it simply means to squeeze text together by reducing the distance between characters.
Normally, each font installed on your system has a default distance between characters. This distance is calculated based on the type face used and on the way the font designer wants the type face to appear. There are simply times when it is necessary to push text closer together, however. In order to do that, simply follow these steps:
Tip #1473 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003
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