Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Inserting Special Spaces.
In other WordTips you learned different ways you can insert em spaces and en spaces in your documents. (These types of spaces are used for typographical purposes to insert wider-than-normal white space in a line of text.) You learned how you can use the numeric keypad, as well as use the Symbol dialog box.
If you use special spaces quite frequently, you may find it bothersome to continually use these two common methods of inserting the characters. Thus, you may have resorted to inserting them once and then using copy and paste to place them in other places. There is an even easier way, however—simply add tools to your toolbar to easily insert em spaces and en spaces with a single click. Follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Commands tab of the Customize dialog box.
Now, just click on the new tools to insert the em or en spaces you need.
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2014-01-08 16:25:49
P Reinie
You said in the opening paragraph "In other WordTips you learned different ways you can insert em spaces and en spaces in your documents. ... You learned how you can use the numeric keypad, as well as use the Symbol dialog box."
I occasionally need an em or en space, not enough to warrant employing this article, but I could not find other word tips dealing with the number keypad or the Symbol dialog box. (For today I just used the Word 2007 Insert tab> Symbols> Other Symbols> Special Characters (tab)> Em Space.)
Where are the other Word Tips on this?
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