### 6.8.2 Understanding differences in spaces

Unlike FrameMaker, Word does not have a “thin space”. The smallest space in Word is a nonbreaking space, so Mif2Go converts each thin space in your FrameMaker document to a nonbreaking space in Word. However, a Word nonbreaking space is twice the width of a FrameMaker thin space. If you include a series of thin spaces followed by a tab, for example in an autonumber format, the converted autonumber can extend past the tab setting; the result is that the tab is dropped in Word (see §6.8.1 Understanding differences in tab behavior).

Thin spaces can affect Word tabs

To avoid overrunning tabs in Word, either reduce the number of thin spaces (for example, in an autonumber format change \st\st\st to \st\st or to \sn\st), or set the following option to force a space between the number and the following text:

[WordOptions]

OccludedTabs=Space

See also:

§6.7.5 Converting autonumbered formats

§6.8.3 Altering tab behavior for Word output

| 6.8.1 Understanding differences in tab behavior |  | 6.8.3 Altering tab behavior for Word output |