Word provides a way you can adjust the horizontal size of characters in your document. Actually, the scaling can be applied to any characters in a selection. To format characters in this way, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Advanced tab of the Font dialog box.
If you find you have a need to scale quite a few selections in your documents, you can add a scaling tool to the Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps:
With the Character Scaling tool in place, you can easily change the scaling of any selected text at any time.
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