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Chapter 13:  Inserting and Formatting Text

To insert a non-breaking space, do one of the following:

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In the HTML category of the Insert bar, click the Characters button and select Insert 
Non-breaking Space.

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Select Insert > HTML > Special Characters > Non-Breaking Space.

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Press Control+Shift+Spacebar (Windows) or Option+Spacebar (Macintosh).

To set a preference to add non-breaking spaces:

1.

Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Preferences (Macintosh).

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In the General category make sure Allow Multiple Consecutive Spaces is checked. 

Using Cascading Style Sheets to format 
text

By default, Dreamweaver uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to format text. The styles that 
you apply to text using the Property inspector or menu commands create CSS rules that are 
embedded in the head of the current document. CSS styles provide you with greater flexibility 
and control over the appearance of your page, from the precise positioning of layout to 
specific fonts and text styles.

You can also use the CSS Styles panel to create and edit CSS rules and properties. The CSS 
Styles panel is a much more robust editor than the Property inspector, and displays all CSS 
rules defined for the current document, whether those rules are embedded in the head of the 
document or in an external style sheet. Macromedia recommends that you use the CSS Styles 
panel (rather than the Property inspector) as the primary tool for creating and editing your 
CSS. As a result, your code will be cleaner and easier to maintain.

In addition to styles and style sheets you create, you can use style sheets that come with 
Dreamweaver to apply styles to your documents. (See 

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Using the CSS Styles panel

You use the CSS Styles panel to view, create, edit, and remove CSS styles, as well as to attach 
external style sheets to documents. (For an overview of this panel, see