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will flow to the top of the next column or page. Alternatively, you can specify the number
of lines that must be left at the bottom of a column or box, and at the top of the following
column or box, when a paragraph is broken. Using the Keep with Next ¶ feature, you can
keep a paragraph together with the paragraph that follows it. This lets you keep a subhead
together with the paragraph that follows it, or keep other lines of text that logically go
together from being separated.
It is common to specify Keep with Next ¶ for headline and subhead style sheets and
specify Keep Lines Together (usually with Start and End parameters) for body text style
sheets.
To turn the Keep Lines Together and Keep with Next ¶ features on or off for selected
paragraphs, choose Style > Formats to display the Formats tab of the Paragraph Attributes
dialog box, then check or uncheck Keep Lines Together and Keep with Next ¶.
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 1/200 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:
• 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
• 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+}
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