Cannot Set Custom Kerning Information for Character Pairs

ID: Q109534

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0

SUMMARY

Word for Windows uses the pair kerning information that is built into each TrueType font. You cannot customize pair kerning information for a font in Word.

Kerning settings vary from one TrueType font to another, but the following are the most common kerning pairs:

   we              To
   We              ye
   yo              Ye
   Yo              wo
   ve              Wo
   Vo              va
   wa              Va
   Wa              WA
   Ta              VA

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, chapter 6, "Formatting Text Characters," "Character spacing and automatic kerning" section

"Pocket Pal," 14th edition, edited by Michael H. Bruno, International Paper Company, 1989, page 39

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbfont Additional query words: 6.0 kerned winword word6

Keywords          : kbFont 
Version           : 6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998