can't adjust spacing between words

[logan.thorklebrosh]

I have a text box where the space between words is too small.  I don't know how to change it. 

Interestingly, I have another text box where it looks fine, but I can't find what setting controls this. 

I saved these 2 boxes with separate paragraph styles, but toggling the first box to have the other box's style doesn't change anything. 

[Peter Spier]

I use it for adjusting paragraph lengths on the fly where I need to have one more or one less line to get a good break at the bottom of a page or column. Highlighting a fairly long paragraph and hitting the shortcuts one or two times can usually make it happen without a visible abberation.

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

As a shortcut to apply manual kerning to word spacing it is better than nothing. But it is not formatting I can apply, adjust, or make uniform using a style.

This puts it a little better than I did.

This feature does not seem to be "kerning adjustment," exactly, since it only applies to spaces. Experimenting shows that the actual function (in the Control bar) applies only to spaces, with inter-character kerning limited to three options.

I feel like ID is making an arbitrary distinction here between kerning and tracking, and while I find the "universal" feature of tracking quite useful, this whole discussion and investigation confirms why I have always have a bit of a queasy vibe about 'kerning' in this specific implementation. It's neither standard, nor easily managed, nor adquately noticeable as are most text spacing methods, and as Scott notes, not well manageable with styles.

Noted for the narrow usefulness of squeezing spaces sometimes, but I think this will remain a bottom-drawer tool for me. As with Spam™, I just don't like it. 🙂

[Peter Spier]

I like that it's only kerning word spaces. It allows you at least attempt to tweak the spacing on justified text if InDesign's paragraph composer chooses spacing that's not to your liking in some paragraph using your preferred spacing specs.

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Can't argue; maybe now that I have a precise understanding of the feature, I might use it occasionally.

[rob day]

Kerning is applied to the insertion point after a character, and the distinction between Kerning and Tracking would be if you apply Tracking to an insertion point nothing happens:

Kerning the Fo pair:

The Kerning amount applied to the character pair’s insertion point will show when the first character in the pair is selected, and a character can also include a tracking amount.

I could have a combination of some tracking plus extra word spacing via Kerning:

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Right, I know all that. But this "space squishing" isn't quite either one, which is why my eyebrow is doing its Leonard Nimoy impression about it.

[rob day]

I think it is only Kerning:

[sola0005]

This is a different question but y'all are so knowledgeable and responsive I thought I'd ask you before anyone else. 

In Adobe Acrobat, is there any way to search for paired parentheses rather than text?  I'm editing a document and find that the writer uses full names vs abbreviations about equally.  I need to find the first time that she abbreviates each name.  Grateful for any help you can offer!

-Susan in Minneapolis

[Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com]

You can search for any characters in Acrobat.

Look for the Magnifying Glass with 3 dots in the upper left of the top tool bar.

Acrobat Search Field.

[Peter Spier]

I'm concerned that you've mentioned editing in Acrobat twice now. PDF is a final format, not meant for extensive edting. Text does not reflow smoothly when editing in Acrobat.

If you are editing a document for final output the place to do it is in the original, either the manuscript befor placing into the layout file, or in your InDesign layout where you have complete control, then create a new PDF from the .indd file you've edited or made from the edited manuscript.

[Geоrge]

>> In Adobe Acrobat, is there any way to search for paired parentheses rather than text? 

Why not buy for writer InCopy? Is 5-10$ in month is not so cheap for you? Better to have writer directly with you working with .indd rather than cursed workflow through PDF. 

And even for PDF InDesign have some interesting thing: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/using/import-pdf-comments.html#:~:text=PDF%20for%20review.-,Impo....

Therefore - I would prefer InCopy instead to import comments.