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Subject:Spaces between numbers and heads--readability From:Peterson Karen <Peterson_Karen -at- PRC -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 8 Apr 1999 16:03:26 -0400
Dear Techwhirlers,
I recently changed our head styles so that there is only one space between
the number and the title. We used to have a tab character. I think one space
looks fine in the body, but when I generate a TOC, the number and words are
very close (one space apart).
My co-writers say that the new spacing is hard to read. I can't tell if
they're right or if they're just not used to the new spacing. Does anyone
know whether or not this spacing truly affects readability? If it does, does
anyone have experience with changing the spacing in Word (without using
tabs)?
For clarification, I'm talking about outline numbered heads, and the space
is represented by the asterisk below:
2.12*Using Cool Software
Thank you very much,
Karen
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Karen Peterson
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