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space. A positive tracking value increases the space to the right of each character; a
negative value decreases it.
Tracking is commonly used for copyfitting. However, too much tracking can
interfere with design and readability. When you are using tracking for copyfitting,
consider these guidelines:
Track whole paragraphs rather than one line or one word.
Establish guidelines for tracking (for example from +3 to –3).
Make sure vertically adjacent paragraphs have similar tracking applied.
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:
Use the Track Amount controls in the Home or Character tab of
Measurements palette.
Use the ticker controls with or without Shift or Alt/ Opt modifier to modify the
tracking
Use one of the keyboard commands below.
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 Font Tracking Tables dialog box (Edit
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 or Character tab of the Measurements palette.
If you enter a number in a Track Amount field but do not specify a measurement
unit, tracking is applied instead of sending. To apply sending, specify a
measurement unit.
You can apply sending to characters that do not have Chinese, Japanese, and
Korean language applied to them. Simply check the Apply Sending to Non-CJK
Characters box in the Character tab of the Measurements palette.
Working with style sheets
A style sheet is a group of paragraph attributes, character attributes, or both that can
be applied to selected paragraphs and characters in one step. Use style sheets to