Step 7: The following is the results when the spacing is condensed with 80% scale. Hints To indent the first line in a paragraph, click before the first word in the paragraph, and then press TAB. Please refer to how to remove extra spaces in word to change the spacing between words only. Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 tutorial: Word basics 16 Notice that Word applies the line spacing, margin, and page orientation settings that you selected. The following is the comparison when the spacing is expanded to 1.5 pt. Step 6: Click ' OK' at the bottom to finish. Step 5: In the 'Spacing' box, select ' Expanded' if you want to increase the spacing between letters, or select ' Condensed' if you want to decrease the spacing, then type the value you want to expand or condense. Step 4: Click the ' Advanced' tab in the ' Font' dialog box Step 3: Click the Font Dialog Box Launcher in the corner of the ' Font' section Step 2: Click the ' Home' tab from the ribbon Step 1: Select the contents you want to increase (or decrease) the letter spacing You can change the letter spacing in two ways: Expanded or Condensed. When working with a word document, other than changing the paragraph and line spacing, you also can change the spacing between letters and words.