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Add space between characters

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Insert a non-breaking space
Set a preference to add non-breaking spaces

HTML only allows for one space between characters; to add additional space in a document you must insert a non-breaking space. You can set a preference to automatically add non-breaking spaces in a document.

Insert a non-breaking space

Do one of the following:

Select Insert > HTML > Special Characters > Non-Breaking Space.
Press Control+Shift+Spacebar (Windows) or Option+Spacebar (Macintosh).
In the Text category of the Insert panel, click the Characters button and select the Non-Breaking Space icon.

Set a preference to add non-breaking spaces

Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Preferences (Macintosh).
In the General category make sure Allow Multiple Consecutive Spaces is checked.