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I want to create a style that makes the selected text have something similar to margin/padding in CSS, but in the horizontal axis only. Example:

Normal text normal text       New Style       normal text

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+1 for an interesting questino. Unfortunately, however, I think that this cannot be done /in any reasonably simple way/. – Andreas Rejbrand Dec 30 '11 at 11:50
See my response below. There's a relatively simple workaround. – dnbrv Dec 30 '11 at 22:32

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Unfortunately, since word isn't a full-blown desktop publishing software, it doesn't provide an easy option to modify word spacing. However, you can simulate this property with a quick workaround:

  1. Select the empty space that you want to expand.
  2. Click the square button in the lower-right corner of Font section of Home tab in the Ribbon.
  3. Go to Character Spacing tab.
  4. Set Spacing to Expanded and play with the number to the right of it.

You might have to do this a few times until you get the desired amount of empty space because there is no live preview available.

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nice, actually I am looking for a style – odyodyodys Dec 31 '11 at 10:26
Style will let you expand spacing only by the fixed amount as configured into it. If you ever need to increase/decrease that space, you'll have to go back to this dialogue. Also the style will have to be applied to space characters only as it will increase spacing between all selected characters. – dnbrv Dec 31 '11 at 14:21
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Spaces between words are controlled by the font. You'll need a font that supports double the space between works.

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