Spacing Property

Applies To

Font object, TextColumns collection object.

Description

Font object: Returns or sets the spacing between characters, in points. Read/write Single.

TextColumns object: Returns or sets the spacing between the columns in the collection, in points. After this property has been set, the EvenlySpaced property is True. Read/write Single.

Note To return or set the spacing for a single text column when EvenlySpaced is False, use the SpaceAfter property of the TextColumn object.

See Also

Add method (TextColumns collection), EvenlySpaced property, Kerning property, LineBetween property, Scaling property, Width property.

Example

This example demonstrates two different character spacings at the beginning of the active document.

Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=0, End:=0)
With myRange
    .InsertAfter "Demonstration of no character spacing. "
    .InsertParagraphAfter
    .InsertAfter "Demonstration of character spacing (1.5pt)."
    .InsertParagraphAfter
End With
ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(2).Range.Font.Spacing = 1.5

This example sets the character spacing of the selected text to 2 points.

If Selection.Type = wdSelectionNormal Then
    Selection.Font.Spacing = 2
Else
    MsgBox "You need to select some text."
End If

This example formats the active document to display text in two columns with 0.5 inch (36 points) spacing between the columns.

With ActiveDocument.PageSetup.TextColumns
    .SetCount NumColumns:=2
    .LineBetween = False
    .EvenlySpaced = True
    .Spacing = 36
End With