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404 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
To kern text
1
Using the Text tool , select the characters that you want to kern.
If the Property manager docker is not open, click Window Property manager.
2
In the Property managerdocker, click the Character button to display the character-related options.
3 In the Character area of the Property manager docker, type a value in the Range kerning box.
Negative values decrease the spacing between characters; positive values increase the spacing between characters.
Changing text case
Corel DESIGNER lets you change the text case of artistic and paragraph text. For example, you can apply small caps to acronyms so they
visually blend with the text. If you apply default capitalization, the text stands out too much and impacts the readability. In the following
example, the acronym “A.M.” is shown with both the default uppercase and small caps applied.
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Default uppercase Small caps
The class begins at 9:00 A.M. in room 132. The class begins at 9:00 a.m. in room 132.
You control the case of words, sentences, or paragraphs of selected text. For example, you can apply title case to selected text to capitalize
the initial letter of every word. This is a useful formatting technique for headings, such as book or chapter titles.
You can automatically convert text to lowercase or uppercase without deleting or retyping letters. For example, if you accidentally pressed
the Caps Lock key and added uppercase text, you can convert the text to lowercase without retyping it.
With uppercase text, you can adjust the spacing between capital characters to improve readability provided the font supports capital
spacing.
To change the text case
1
Using the Text tool , select a character or a block of text.
If the Property manager docker is not open, click Window Property manager.
2
In the Property managerdocker, click the Character button to display the character-related options.
3 In the Character area of the Property managerdocker, click the Caps button, and click one of the following options:
• None — turns off all of the features in the list
• All caps — substitutes lowercase characters with upper case equivalents
• Titling caps — applies the OpenType version of the feature if the font supports it
• Small caps (auto) — applies the OpenType version of the feature if the font supports it
• All small caps — substitutes characters with a scaled-down version of the upper case characters
• Small caps from caps — applies the OpenType version of the feature if the font supports it
• Small caps (synthesized) — applies a synthesized version of Small caps, which appears the same as in previous versions of Corel
DESIGNER
If the font supports capital spacing, you can click the Capital spacing button to increase the spacing between capital characters
and improve readability.