Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR

Type

Last updated 11/8/2011

Every-line Composer

The Every-line Composer considers a network of break points for a range of lines and thus can optimize earlier lines

in the paragraph in order to eliminate especially unattractive breaks later on.

The Every-line Composer approaches composition by identifying possible break points, evaluating them, and

assigning a weighted penalty based on the following principles:

• For left-, right-, or center-aligned text, lines that fall closer to the right side are favored and have a lower penalty.

• For justified text, the highest importance is given to evenness of letter and word spacing.

• Hyphenation is avoided when possible.

Single-line Composer

The Single-line composer offers a traditional approach to composing type one line at a time. This option is useful if

you want manual control over how lines break. The Single-line Composer uses the following principles when

considering a breakpoint:

• Longer lines are favored over shorter lines.

• In justified text, compressed or expanded word spacing is preferable to hyphenation.

• In nonjustified text, hyphenation is preferable to compressed or expanded letterspacing.

• If spacing must be adjusted, compression is better than expansion.

To choose one of these methods, select it from the Paragraph panel menu. To apply the method to all paragraphs,

first select the type object; to apply the method to the current paragraph only, first insert the cursor in that

paragraph.

Tabs

You use the Tabs panel (Window > Type > Tabs) to set tab stops for a paragraph or type object. For more information

on using and setting tabs, see web Help.

Tabs panel overview

You use the Tabs panel (Window > Type > Tabs) to set tab stops for a paragraph or type object.

Tabs panel

A. Tab alignment buttons B. Tab position C. Tab leader box D. Align On box E. Panel menu F. Tab ruler G. Snap panel above frame

You can access additional commands and options in the Tabs panel menu. To use this menu, click the triangle in the

upper right corner of the panel.

A B C D