User Guide

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ADOBE INCOPY CS2
User Guide
Another way to prevent a word from breaking is to place a discretionary hyphen at the beginning of the word. Press
Ctrl+Shift+- (Windows) or Command+Shift+- (Mac OS) to insert a discretionary hyphen.
To create a nonbreaking hyphen
1 Using the Type tool , click where you want to insert the hyphen.
2 Choose Type > Insert Special Character > Nonbreaking Hyphen.
To create a nonbreaking space
1 Using the Type tool , click where you want to insert the space.
2 Choose Type > Insert White Space > Nonbreaking space (or any other white space character).
Spacing in justified text
Using the options in the Justification dialog box, you can set the degree to which you will allow InCopy to deviate
from normal word spacing, letter spacing, and glyph scaling.
Minimum, Maximum, and Desired The Minimum and Maximum values apply only when you’re setting justified
type. For all other paragraph alignments, InCopy uses the values you entered for Desired. The more the Minimum
and Maximum percentage values differ from the Desired percentage, the more latitude you give to InCopy to
increase or decrease spacing in justifying the line. The composers always try to make the spacing for a line as close
to the desired settings as possible.
Word spacing Refers to the space between words (called the spaceband) that is created by pressing the spacebar.
Letter spacing Refers to the distance between letters and includes kerning or tracking values. Each character in a
font is surrounded by a specific amount of space (called the side bearing), which is built in by the font designer. A
character’s width includes not just the character itself, but the side bearing as well.
Glyph scaling Refers to the process of changing the width of characters. A glyph is a specific form of a font character.
If you are using the Adobe Single-line Composer, setting a narrow range in the Minimum and Maximum values helps
achieve a desired result. However, setting a narrow range may not be beneficial with the Adobe Paragraph Composer,
because it decreases the difference between a reasonable break and a bad break over a range of lines. If you change
the default values for the Adobe Paragraph Composer, make sure the values you use can accommodate a generous
range.
Note: When specifying word spacing, Minimum should be less than or equal to the percentage set for Desired, and
Maximum should be greater than or equal to the percentage set for Desired.
To set word spacing or letter spacing
1 Using the Type tool , click an insertion point in the desired paragraph or select the paragraphs you want to
change.
2 Choose Justification in the Paragraph palette menu.
3 Do either of the following, and then click OK:
• For justified text only, type values for Minimum and Maximum to define a range of acceptable spacing.
• Type a value for Desired to set the spacing for the selected paragraphs.
Note: Entering a Glyph Scaling value other than 100% for Desired for nonjustified text is the same as entering a value
for Horizontal Scaling.