How do I elongate a letter of the alphabet (font 8)

[Guest]

Task: Print thin binder labels.
How do I elongate arial font 8 letters e.g., make letter higher but not
wider in order to fit the related word to the label and make the letter/word
more readable.?
Thank you.

 

[Guest]

Hi jladzins,

You cannot do this in Word unless you use WordArt, but this is tool is far
too coarse for what you want to do.

Perhaps you can achieve a similar result by increasing the fontsize and
decreasing the space between the letters. Choose Format | Font... | tab
Character spacing. Select Condensed after "Spacing:" and type a value that
may suit you.

Success,
Cooz

 

[Tony Jollans]

Rather than (or as well as) adjusting the spacing, decreasing the Scale (in
the same dialog) will make characters narrower - so a larger font size at a
smaller scale will effectively do what you want.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Alternatively, use the Arial Narrow font instead.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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