You find the perfect font for your company logo, but when you start<br /> using it to type your company name in your document, you notice that something<br /> is not quite right (either the letters are not wide enough, or they look too<br /> close to one another)

You find the perfect font for your company logo, but when
you start using it to type your company name in your document, you notice that
something is not quite right (either the letters are not wide enough, or they
look too close to one another). You don’t have to abandon the font—just adjust
it. Follow these steps:

  1. Select
    the logo typed in the desired font.
  2. Go to
    Format | Font.
  3. Under
    the Character Spacing tab, select 150% in the Scale box, and then click
    OK.

Your letters will look shorter and wider. If you adjust it
lower, such as 90%, it will make your letters appear thinner and taller.

If the letters still look too close together, you can use
the spacing option to increase the amount of space between the letters. With
the logo still selected, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Format | Font.
  2. Under the Character Spacing tab, select Expanded in the
    Spacing box.
  3. Select 1.0 pt in the By box,
    and click OK.

If you want to reduce the spacing between letters, select
Condensed in step 2.

Your letterhead consists of your logo, framed by a thick
horizontal line across the page. Now that you’ve changed the font, the logo
overlaps this horizontal line. To raise it above the line, follow these steps:

  1. Select
    the logo.
  2. Go to
    Format | Font.
  3. Under
    the Character Spacing tab, select Raised in the Position box and click OK.

Word will raise the text 3 points above the line without
changing the point size as it does with superscripts. If you wish to raise it
higher, repeat the procedure, and increase the number of points in the By box.

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