Adobe 13101332 User Guide - Page 353

Adobe Photoshop Help Using Help | Contents | Index Using Type Back 353 To change the leading: In the Character palette, do one of the following: • Choose the desired leading from the Leading menu . • Select the existing leading value, and enter a new value. To change the default auto leading percentage: 1 Display the Paragraph palette. 2 Choose Justification from the palette menu. 3 For Auto Leading, specify a new default percentage. Specifying kerning and tracking Kerning is the process of adding or subtracting space between specific letter pairs.You can control kerning manually, or you can use automatic kerning to turn on the kerning built into the font by the font designer. Tracking is the process of creating an equal amount of spacing across a range of letters. Positive kerning or tracking values move characters apart (adding to the default spacing); negative values move characters closer together (reducing the default spacing). Kerning and tracking values are measured in units that are 1/1000 of an em space. The width of an em space is relative to the current type size. In a 1-point font, 1 em corresponds to 1 point; in a 10-point font, 1 em corresponds to 10 points. Because kerning and tracking units are 1/1000 em, 100 units in a 10-point font are equivalent to 1 point. Default, and tracking set to 350 To use a font's built-in kerning information: In the Character palette, choose Metrics (Photoshop) or Auto (ImageReady) from the Kerning menu . Note: The Metrics option replaces the Auto Kern option in previous versions of Photoshop. To adjust kerning manually: 1 Click with a type tool to set an insertion point between two characters. Note: If a range of type is selected, you can't manually kern the characters. Instead, use tracking. 2 In the Character palette, enter or select a numeric value for Kerning . 3 Commit the changes to the type layer. (See "About using the type tools (Photoshop)" on page 343.) Using Help | Contents | Index Back 353