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Oraceomio
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February 13, 2023
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InDesign adds automatically a space within a number

  • February 13, 2023
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In a text I neeed to write the number 1123. InDesign automatically writes 1 123, adding a space between the first two digits, no matter how often I delete the space. Presumeably it wants to separate the thousands from the hundreds. Is there a possibility to stop this automatism?

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Scott Falkner
Scott Falkner
Community Expert
February 14, 2023

Is this happening for every first two digits in a four digit sequence or only when there are two ones next to each other? I suspect the font you are using, like most fonts, uses uniform spacing for numbers, also called Tabular Lining. This means each digit takes up the same amount of space which makes it easy to align numbers in a table. If you have two 1s next to each other then there will appear to be extra space between them.

    James Gifford—NitroPress
    James Gifford—NitroPress
    Brainiac
    February 14, 2023

    I'm betting on this, but we haven't seen an actual screenshot or file to either verify the guesses or help guide further ones.

     

    Certain fonts do have spacing issues, especially between 1's and other figures.

     

    The OP needs to identify the font, provide a quick screenshot or a sample file, or both for any further answers to help much. But I'd bet this (tabular spacing) is the cause.

     

    Peter Spier
    Peter Spier
    Community Expert
    February 16, 2023

    I agree. We don't have enough information to mark that comment as correct. It's just a guess.


    It could have been marked corect by the OP...

    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Robert at ID-Tasker
    Brainiac
    February 14, 2023

    Someone added this number to Autocorrect ??

     

     

      Willi Adelberger
      Willi Adelberger
      Community Expert
      February 13, 2023

      Kannst du uns eine Beispieldatei zukommen lassen? Ich vermute, dass eine GREP-Formatierung dahinter liegt.

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      Peter Kahrel
      Community Expert
      February 13, 2023

      It's possible that there's a GREP style in your paragraph style that adds the space. Can you check that?

      Peter Spier
      Peter Spier
      Community Expert
      February 13, 2023

      Ummm.....

      A grep style coiuld add tracking, but not an actual deletable space.

       

      Without seeing a sample file, or at the very least a screen capture with invisibles showing, we're just spinning our wheels speculating.

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      Peter Kahrel
      Community Expert
      February 14, 2023

      > A grep style could add tracking, but not an actual deletable space.

       

      Yes, I meant 'create space by tracking'.

      Peter Spier
      Peter Spier
      Community Expert
      February 13, 2023

      Can you share a sample file where this happens, please? To the best of my knowledge InDesign has no sort of automatic number formating ability beyond possibly some auto-correct entry which would be number-specific..

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      OraceomioAuthor
      New Participant
      February 13, 2023

      It is a zip code on an impressum page. And the bug happens in every file, no matter on a regular page or on a template page.

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