Best Way to Add Extra Space Between Words

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I have a nav bar which I need spacing between the words. I’ve option-spaced a bunch of times, but is that the best way?

I don’t want it to go far off in various browsers. It has to stay flush left in the design I have.

Thanks…

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How did you create your nav bar? More info please. :slight_smile:

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Well, it’s just html text in an html box. The usual, Home, About, Contact, etc. all separated by five or so option+spaces.

I did the option+spaces to get moe than a regular space between words.

Didn;t create links yet. Haven’t gotten that far.

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Well, it’s just html text in an html box.

What I was actually looking for was whether you used CSS Menu action, or some other action or method to create your nav bar. Html box implies you created a list and used the CSS Menu action. Yes/No?

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No. No Actions. Just text with each word linking to a different page.

Nothing fancy. No drop downs or anything.

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Don’t forget that if you just use option+spaces you’re effectively
creating one continuous word! Use a normal space as well. Better
still, this is one case where a table is relevant, made as a separate
layer. You can get even spacing by centring each link or ranging left
or right. If there is a wide variation in word length, you can adjust
individual cell widths to visually compensate.

HTH - Colin

On 29 Jan 2009, at 22:33, Robert Bovasso wrote:

No. No Actions. Just text with each word linking to a different page.

Nothing fancy. No drop downs or anything.

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Would it be better to use the CSS Menu Action even though I won’t be adding any subheads?

I suppose I could use a small table. Or would it be better to have each word in a separate html box?

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How about using a css style to add space between the words.

  1. Open the style editor and click the + button, then type in a name in the name field (any name will do)
  2. Click on the drop down menu next to Character and select Word space
  3. Change the percentage to something greater than 100% (say 250%)
  4. Click OK button to exit out

For simplicity, in your text use only a single space between the words. Select your text, then from the Inspector pallet apply the style you just made to the text. Hit preview and you will see the words magically spread themselves out.

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Hmmm…didn’t think of that. I’ll give that a whirl in the AM.

Thanks!

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