Anyone know Keyboard Shortcuts?

[JethroUK©]

Is there a keyboard short for:

Increasing/Decreasing character spacing by 1 point
and/or
Increasing/Decreasing line spacing by 1 point

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Word does not have built-in commands or keystrokes for either of those. You
would need to write macros, then assign them to the desired keystrokes.

 

[AA]

What about Condensed: (under All Commands)?

and then you get to pick by how many points

 

[Stephen Glynn]

Or you could create some new styles and assign keyboard shortcuts to them.

Steve

 

[Klaus Linke]

Hi Jethro,

For line spacing, there are the built-in shortcuts Ctrl+1 (single), Ctrl+5
(1.5) and Ctrl+2 (double).

As Steven said, you'd be better off to customize your styles.

If you want to vary character spacing for copy-fitting, +/- 1 pt would be
much too much. Perhaps Suzanne Barnhill's article
http://www.word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/FitCopy.htm has some better ideas.

Regards,
Klaus

 

[JethroUK©]

thanx for all suggestions - think i'll have to stick to the long way round
(

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

These links will help if you are not familiar with macros:

Creating a macro with no programming experience using the recorder
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/macrosvba/UsingRecorder.htm

How to assign a Word command or macro to a toolbar or menu
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AsgnCmdOrMacroToToolbar.htm

DM

 

[Larry]

If you want to increase/decrease the character spacing of the selected
text by one point, these two macros will do that, without your having to
to into the Font dialog box. Just install these macros and assign
keystrokes to them.

Sub SpacingIncrease()
X = Selection.Font.Spacing
Selection.Font.Spacing = X + 1
End Sub

Sub SpacingDecrease()
X = Selection.Font.Spacing
Selection.Font.Spacing = X - 1
End Sub

Larry

 

[Helen Tasky]

Ctl + ] or [

If you want to increase/decrease the character spacing of the selected
text by one point, these two macros will do that, without your having to
to into the Font dialog box. Just install these macros and assign
keystrokes to them.

Sub SpacingIncrease()
X = Selection.Font.Spacing
Selection.Font.Spacing = X + 1
End Sub

Sub SpacingDecrease()
X = Selection.Font.Spacing
Selection.Font.Spacing = X - 1
End Sub

Larry

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Hi, Helen. Ctrl+] and Ctrl+[ respectively increase and decrease the
font size, not the character spacing.

Ctl + ] or [

If you want to increase/decrease the character spacing of the selected
text by one point, these two macros will do that, without your having to
to into the Font dialog box. Just install these macros and assign
keystrokes to them.

Sub SpacingIncrease()
X = Selection.Font.Spacing
Selection.Font.Spacing = X + 1
End Sub

Sub SpacingDecrease()
X = Selection.Font.Spacing
Selection.Font.Spacing = X - 1
End Sub

Larry

 

[Helen Tasky]

Oops..misunderstood.

Thanks!

Hi, Helen. Ctrl+] and Ctrl+[ respectively increase and decrease the
font size, not the character spacing.

Ctl + ] or [

If you want to increase/decrease the character spacing of the selected
text by one point, these two macros will do that, without your having to
to into the Font dialog box. Just install these macros and assign
keystrokes to them.

Sub SpacingIncrease()
X = Selection.Font.Spacing
Selection.Font.Spacing = X + 1
End Sub

Sub SpacingDecrease()
X = Selection.Font.Spacing
Selection.Font.Spacing = X - 1
End Sub

Larry




Is there a keyboard short for:

Increasing/Decreasing character spacing by 1 point
and/or
Increasing/Decreasing line spacing by 1 point