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Specifying baseline shift
Baseline shift controls the distance that
type appears from its baseline, either
raising or lowering the selected type.
The Baseline Shift option lets you create
subscripts or superscripts, or move
path type above or below a path without
changing the direction of the type flow.
For example, using the path-type tool
on a circle positions type above the cir-
cle. Using the Baseline Shift option then
moves the type inside the circle without
changing the type’s orientation.
A positive value moves type above the
baseline; a negative value moves it
below the baseline. Baseline shifts is
measured by points unless you change
the Type Units option set in the General
Preferences dialog box.
Baseline shifts
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