Word and Open Office: justified text: too much space between words
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Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58229 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention -
Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58229 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention -
Hello,
Once and for all, how can you avoid having large spaces between words when justifying a text in Word or Open Office?
I read the opinions of users on forums discussing the problem, but apart from a ton of blabla, I see no clear answer.
Configuration: Windows / Chrome 78.0.3904.97
Once and for all, how can you avoid having large spaces between words when justifying a text in Word or Open Office?
I read the opinions of users on forums discussing the problem, but apart from a ton of blabla, I see no clear answer.
Configuration: Windows / Chrome 78.0.3904.97
1 answer
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Good evening.
You are right! So I will be extremely clear:
1) One should avoid justifying texts, unless you are formatting a newspaper, magazine, or newsletter!
2) When you justify a text, it is essential to enable automatic hyphenation, or else spend time inserting hyphens to break long words at the end of lines to force the line break.
3) If you are a perfectionist, and not too rushed, use the HOME/Font/Advanced settings/Character spacing tool and, line by line, test positive (Expanded) or negative (Condensed) values in tenths of a point to harmoniously adjust these lines.
You practice on Word; then you will see how to adapt on Writer...
... and don’t say it lacks clarity!!!
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Raymond (INSA, AFPA)
