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Re: TOC dots like ". . ." instead of "....."?

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From: pdan
Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 17:22
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"Save The Vinyls" <reddvinylene@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:cef58658-8729-466b-a19a-a76c654bdfce@n8g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> is it possible to make my TOC dots go like ". . ." instead of "....."?
>
> Like page 7 of this one: http://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort.pdf
>
> Much obliged!

Set the tracking somewhere in the neighborhood of 800 - 1200

See this reference
http://indesignsecrets.com/why-cant-i-get-dot-leaders-to-line-up.php

Never having tried it, I just created a "Wide Leader" Character Style 
(tracking +800) nested in a TOC Paragraph style -
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