Font.Spacing Property (Word)
Returns or sets the spacing (in points) between characters. Read/write Single.
Syntax
expression .Spacing
expression Required. A variable that represents a Font object.
Example
This example demonstrates two different character spacings at the beginning of the active document.
Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=0, End:=0)
With myRange
.InsertAfter "Demonstration of no character spacing."
.InsertParagraphAfter
.InsertAfter "Demonstration of character spacing (1.5pt)."
.InsertParagraphAfter
End With
ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(2).Range.Font.Spacing = 1.5
This example sets the character spacing of the selected text to 2 points.
If Selection.Type = wdSelectionNormal Then
Selection.Font.Spacing = 2
Else
MsgBox "You need to select some text."
End If