User Guide

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User Guide
Adjusting tsume
Tsume reduces the space around a character by a
specified percentage value. The character itself is
not stretched or squeezed as a result. Instead, the
space around the character is compressed. When
tsume is added to a character, spacing around both
sides of the character is reduced by an equal
percentage.
To reduce spacing between characters:
1 If you’re working with an existing layer, select
the type layer in the Layers palette and then select
a type tool.
2 Select the characters you want to adjust.
3 Click the Text Options button ( ) in the
options bar.
4 Enter or select a percentage for Tsume ( ), and
click OK. The greater the percentage, the tighter
the compression between characters. At 100% (the
maximum value), there is no space between the
character’s bounding box and its em box.
Note: An em box is a space whose height and width
roughly correspond to the width of the letter “M,”
also called a mutton.
Using tate-chuu-yoko
Tate-chuu-yoko (also called kumimoji and renmoji)
is a block of horizontal type laid out within a
vertical type line.
Before and after tate-chuu-yoko applied
To turn on or turn off tate-chuu-yoko:
1 If you’re working with an existing layer, select
the type layer in the Layers palette and then select
a type tool.
2 Select the characters that you want to rotate.
3 Click the Text Options button ( ) in the
options bar.
4 Select Tate-Chuu-Yoko, and click OK.
Note: Using tate-chuu-yoko does not prevent you
from editing and formatting type; you can edit and
apply formatting options to rotated characters as you
do to other characters.