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May 28, 2026
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Indesign inserting spaces between words

  • May 28, 2026
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Windows 11/64 - INDD 2026 up-to-date - Intel Ultimate 9 3.5 - 96 Gig Ram - Nvdia 5080

I am trying to finish a historical quarterly and InDesign is inserting spaces between words that I cannot remove. I am trying to get this job to the printer and this is holding me up. Screen shot attached. Any help appreciated.

Thanks to those who know more than me. 

Joe

 

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    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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    Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
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    May 29, 2026

    What is your Justification Composer set to?
    Also, depending on your hyphenation settings, your text column may just be too narrow.

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
    Mike Witherell
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    Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 28, 2026

    When you Show Hidden Characters (Type menu) do you see anything like extra characters like spacebar spaces or tabs?

    What happens if you open the textframe in Edit > Story Editor mode Cmd/Ctrl+Y ? What do you see?

    Mike Witherell
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