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These are general rules; appropriate tracking values depend on the design, font, column
width, and other factors.
Tracking manually
To apply tracking to selected text, do one of the following things:
• (Windows only) : Choose Style > Track, enter a value in the Track Amount field, and then
click OK.
• Use the Track 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+}
Editing tracking tables
The application uses tracking information that is built into the font (the font's tracking
table). You can't change a font's tracking table, but you can create a custom tracking table
for any font by using the Tracking Edit dialog box (Utilities menu).
Sending
Sending lets you fix the distance between the left edges of successive character bounding
boxes in horizontal text, or the top edges of successive character bounding boxes in vertical
text. You can apply sending by selecting text and entering an explicit measurement (such
as 2mm or 8q) in the Track Amount field in the Home/Classic or Character/Character
Attributes tab of the Measurements palette. Alternatively on Windows, you can choose
Style > Track/Sending and enter an explicit measurement (such as 2mm or 8q) in the
Track Amount field of the Character Attributes dialog box.
If you enter a number in a Track Amount field but do not specify a measurement system,
tracking is applied instead of sending. To apply sending, specify a measurement unit.
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