User Guide

Editing text 151
To set kerning:
1. Do one of the following to select the text you want to kern:
■ Click between two characters with the Text tool.
■ Use the Text tool to highlight the characters you want to change.
■ Use the Pointer tool to select an entire text block. Shift-click to select multiple text
blocks.
2. Do one of the following:
■ In the Property inspector, drag the Kerning pop-up slider or enter a percentage in the
text box.
Zero represents normal kerning. Positive values move letters farther apart. Negative
values move letters closer together.
■ Hold down Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) while pressing the Left
Arrow or Right Arrow keys on the keyboard.
The Left Arrow key increases the space between letters by 1%, and the Right Arrow
key moves letters closer together by 1%.
Setting leading
Leading determines the distance between adjacent lines in a paragraph. Leading can be
measured in pixels or as a percentage of the distance, in points, separating the lines baseline to
baseline.
You can use the Property inspector or the keyboard to set leading.
Leading options in the Property inspector
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Hold down Shift and Control (Windows) or Shift and Command (Macintosh) while
pressing the Left Arrow or Right Arrow keys to adjust kerning by 10% increments.
Kerning percentage
Kerning pop-up slider