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To apply a non-breaking character set to a paragraph, choose one from the Non-Breaking
Char Set drop-down menu in the Edit Hyphenation & Justification dialog box (Edit >
H&Js > Edit).
Controlling kerning
Kerning is the adjustment of space between character pairs. Because of their shapes, certain
character pairs look better when kerned. You can use automatic kerning, and you can also
use manual kerning controls to specify additional kerning between characters.
Kerning values are expressed as ½00 of an em space. A positive kerning value increases
the amount of space between characters; a negative value decreases it.
Kerning manually
To apply kerning between two characters, do one of the following things:
(Windows only) : Choose Style > Kern and enter a value in the Kern Amount field. Click
OK.
Use the Kern Amount controls in the Measurements palette.
Use one of the keyboard commands below.
Mac OS X
Decrease 1/20-em: Command+Shift+{
Increase 1/20-em: Command+Shift+}
Decrease 1/200-em: Command+Option+Shift+{
Increase 1/200-em: Command+Option+Shift+}
Windows
Decrease 1/20-em: Ctrl+Shift+{
Increase 1/20-em: Ctrl+Shift+}
Decrease 1/200-em: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+{
Increase 1/200-em: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+}
Kerning automatically
To automatically kern text above a specific point size, display the Character pane of the
Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit menu), check Auto Kern Above, and enter a
value in the field.
QuarkXPress uses kerning information that is built into the font (the font's kerning table).
A kerning table contains a number of character pairs "Ta," for example and an
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