diff --git a/scraibe/email_sender.py b/scraibe/email_sender.py
index 5416ef4..41a08b4 100644
--- a/scraibe/email_sender.py
+++ b/scraibe/email_sender.py
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ def _add_transcript_paragraph(doc, line_text, line_number):
     run_ln.font.size = Pt(12)
     run_ln.underline = False
 
-    # Tab between line number and content
-    run_tab = p.add_run("\t")
+    # Tab + two spaces between line number and content for extra white space
+    run_tab = p.add_run("\t  ")
     run_tab.font.name = "Courier"
     run_tab.font.size = Pt(12)
     run_tab.underline = False
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def create_transcript_docx(text: str, filename: str):
     _create_transcript_section_properties(doc.sections[0])
 
     # Max characters per visual line (for 12pt Courier, 1" margins)
-    max_chars = 58
+    max_chars = 57
 
     # Lines per page before restarting numbering
     lines_per_page = 29