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Changing spacing between characters in CJK text

Adjust kerning for the half-width space between Roman words

Adjust character tsume in CJK composition

Using grid tracking to adjust character spacing

Adjust tracking by using Grid Jidori

Adjust kerning for the half-width space between Roman

words

With the Type tool , select a range of text, and do one of the following:

To add space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+\ (Windows) or Option+Command+\ (Mac OS).

To remove space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) or

Option+Command+Delete (Mac OS).

To multiply the kerning adjustment by 5, hold down Shift as you press the keyboard shortcut.

Adjust character tsume in CJK composition

Applying tsume to characters causes the space around them to be compressed proportionally. However, the

vertical and horizontal scaling of the characters remains unchanged.

Before tsume (left), and after tsume (right)

1. Select the text to which you want to apply tsume.

2. Input the percentage in Tsume

in the Character panel or the Control panel.

You can also check which tsume or tracking was applied for each character by highlighting the affected text.

Using grid tracking to adjust character spacing

One way in which you can compress aki between characters is to specify the line spacing for the frame grid itself

and adjusting tracking for placed text. This is a form of character compression that uses a feature called Adjust

Tracking With CJK Grid in the Character panel menu or the Control panel (also called grid tracking).