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If you select a hanging character set in the center pane of the dialog box, the lower pane
displays the hanging character classes that belong to that set. If you select a class in the
center pane of the dialog box, the lower pane displays the sets to which the selected class
belongs and the attributes of the selected class.
To compare hanging character sets or classes, select two classes or sets in the Hanging
Characters dialog box and press Option/Alt. The Append button changes to Compare.
Creating hanging character classes
Use the Edit Hanging Character Class dialog box (Edit > Hanging Characters > New >
Class) to specify the characters to be included in a hanging character class, the hang
percentage of the class, and whether the class is leading or trailing.
The Edit Hanging Character Class dialog box
Enter characters in the Characters pane. Then choose a percentage from the Hang
drop-down menu. The hang percentage specifies what percentage of the glyph width should
always hang over the margin or what percentage of the glyph width should always indent.
For example, if you choose –50%, the characters in the character class indent inside of the
margin by half of their glyph width. If you choose 100%, the characters in the character
class hang outside of the margin by their full glyph width.
Next, choose whether the character class is Leading or Trailing. Characters in a Leading
class hang over the beginning margin. Characters in a Trailing class hang over the end
margin.
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