Word 2003: Space between two words

[Octavio]

How do I control the spacing between two words that are visually seen to be
very separated when I justify the page be straight on each of its side?
(The words then become farther apart after the justification, I will like
to know if there is a way to make them look closer together and control the
amount of the space between them).

Thanks in advance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you justify text, the spaces in each line are expanded to make the
words fill the line. You will probably find the justification a little
better if you enable Tools | Options | Compatibility: "Do full justification
like WordPerfect 6.x for Windows." But the best solution for "loose" lines
is hyphenation. You can use automatic hyphenation if you like, but I prefer
to hyphenate manually, inserting optional hyphens with Ctrl+Hyphen. They
will print only if the word is broken at the end of a line.

 

[Terry Farrell]

As well as enabling the WordPerfect Justification option as Suzanne
recommends, sometimes reducing the character Spacing (Format, Font) by 0.1
point, justification can improve - though the result can depend on the font
and font size in use.