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                    Insert white space characters
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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f67a"><h4 class="topictitle4">White space options</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>A <dfn class="term">white
space character</dfn> is a blank space that appears between characters.
You can use white-space characters for many different purposes,
such as preventing two words from being broken at the end of a line. </p>
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<ol><li><span>Using the Type tool, position the insertion point&#160;where
you want to insert a certain amount of&#160;white space.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Type&#160;&gt; Insert White Space, and then
select one of the spacing options (such as Em Space) in the context
menu.</span></li>
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<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />Representative symbols of the white-space
characters appear when you choose Type&#160;&gt; Show Hidden
Characters.</div></div>
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Insert White Space menu:</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Em Space&#160;<img src="images/EmSpace.png" /></dt>
<dd>Equal in width to the size of the type. In 12‑point type,
an em space is 12 points wide. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">En Space&#160;<img src="images/EnSpace.png" /></dt>
<dd>One‑half the width of an em space. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Nonbreaking Space&#160;<img src="images/nonbreaking_spc.png" /></dt>
<dd>The same flexible width as pressing the spacebar, but it prevents
the line from being broken at the space character. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Nonbreaking Space (Fixed Width)&#160;<img src="images/nonbreaking_spc_fix.png" /></dt>
<dd>A fixed width space prevents the line from being broken at
the space character, but does not expand or compress in justified
text. The fixed width space is identical to the Nonbreaking Space character
inserted in InDesign CS2.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Third Space&#160;<img src="images/3rd_spc.png" /></dt>
<dd>One‑third the width of an em space.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Quarter Space&#160;<img src="images/quater_spc.png" /></dt>
<dd>One‑fourth the width of an em space.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Sixth Space&#160;<img src="images/6th_spc.png" /></dt>
<dd>One‑sixth the width of an em space.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Flush Space&#160;<img src="images/FlushSpace.png" /></dt>
<dd>Adds a variable amount of space to the last line of a fully justified
paragraph, useful for justifying text in the last line. (See <a href="WS555DE01B-F8DA-4bbd-83BF-C85F09406DFF.html">Change Justification settings</a>.)</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Hair Space&#160;<img src="images/HairSpace.png" /></dt>
<dd>One‑twenty‑fourth the width of an em space. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Thin Space&#160;<img src="images/ThinSpace.png" /></dt>
<dd>One‑eighth the width of an em space. You may want to use
a thin space on either side of an em dash or en dash.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Figure Space&#160;<img src="images/FigureSpace.png" /></dt>
<dd>Same width as a number in the typeface. Use a figure space
to help align numbers in financial tables.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Punctuation Space&#160;<img src="images/PunctuationSpace.png" /></dt>
<dd>Same width as an exclamation point, period, or colon in the
typeface.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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