# C1.C1Word.C1WordDocument.MeasureExpand

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<h1 id="C1_C1Word_C1WordDocument_MeasureExpand_" data-uid="C1.C1Word.C1WordDocument.MeasureExpand*">MeasureExpand Method
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<h4 id="C1_C1Word_C1WordDocument_MeasureExpand_System_String_System_Drawing_Font_System_Double_" data-uid="C1.C1Word.C1WordDocument.MeasureExpand(System.String,System.Drawing.Font,System.Double)">MeasureExpand(string, Font, double)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Measure expand value (spacing between characters) for the text of this document.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static float MeasureExpand(string text, Font font, double width)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function MeasureExpand(text As String, font As Font, width As Double) As Single</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">text</span></td>
      <td><p>The drawing string.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.font">Font</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">font</span></td>
      <td><p>The drawing font.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">width</span></td>
      <td><p>The current size in points for fit the drawing string.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><p>The calculated expand value (spacing between characters).</p>
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