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Highlight text containing custom kerning and tracking, Adjust kerning between words

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USING INCOPY CS4 193 Typography Highlight text containing custom kerning and tracking In some instances, you'll want to be aware of text that has custom tracking and kerning applied. If you select the Custom Tracking/Kerning preferences option, green highlighting appears over text with custom tracking or kerning. 1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Composition (Windows) or InCopy > Preferences > Composition (Mac OS). 2 Select Custom Tracking/Kerning, and then click OK. Adjust kerning between words ❖ With the Type tool , select a range of text and do one of the following: • To add space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+\ (Windows) or Option+Command+\ (Mac OS). • To remove space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) or Option+Command+Delete (Mac OS). • To multiply the kerning adjustment by 5, hold down Shift as you press the keyboard shortcut. Formatting characters For a video tutorial on formatting characters, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4275_id. Apply baseline shift Use Baseline Shift to move a selected character up or down relative to the baseline of the surrounding text. This option is especially useful when you're hand-setting fractions or adjusting the position of inline graphics. 10th 1/2 10th 1/2 Baseline shift values applied to text 1 Select text. 2 In the Character panel or Control panel, type a numeric value for Baseline Shift . Positive values move the character's baseline above the baseline of the rest of the line; negative values move it below the baseline. To increase or decrease the value, click in the Baseline Shift box, and then press the Up or Down Arrow key. Hold down Shift while you press the Up or Down Arrow key to change the value in greater increments. To change the default increment for baseline shift, specify a value for Baseline Shift in the Units & Increments section of the Preferences dialog box. Make characters superscript or subscript in a non-OpenType font 1 Select text. 2 Choose Superscript or Subscript in the Character panel menu or in the Control panel. When you choose Superscript or Subscript, a predefined baseline shift value and type size are applied to the selected text. Updated 29 April 2009

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USING INCOPY CS4
Typography
Highlight text containing custom kerning and tracking
In some instances, you’ll want to be aware of text that has custom tracking and kerning applied. If you select the
Custom Tracking/Kerning preferences option, green highlighting appears over text with custom tracking or kerning.
1
Choose Edit
> Preferences
> Composition (Windows) or InCopy
> Preferences
> Composition (Mac
OS).
2
Select Custom Tracking/Kerning, and then click
OK.
Adjust kerning between words
With the Type tool
, select a range of text and do one of the following:
To add space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+\ (Windows) or Option+Command+\ (Mac
OS).
To remove space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) or Option+Command+Delete
(Mac
OS).
To multiply the kerning adjustment by 5, hold down Shift as you press the keyboard shortcut.
Formatting characters
For a video tutorial on formatting characters, see
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4275_id
.
Apply baseline shift
Use Baseline Shift to move a selected character up or down relative to the baseline of the surrounding text. This option
is especially useful when you’re hand-setting fractions or adjusting the position of inline graphics.
Baseline shift values applied to text
1
Select text.
2
In the Character panel or Control panel, type a numeric value for Baseline Shift
. Positive values move the
character’s baseline above the baseline of the rest of the line; negative values move it below the baseline.
To increase or decrease the value, click in the Baseline Shift box, and then press the Up or Down Arrow key. Hold
down Shift while you press the Up or Down Arrow key to change the value in greater increments.
To change the default increment for baseline shift, specify a value for Baseline Shift in the Units & Increments section
of the Preferences dialog box.
Make characters superscript or subscript in a non-OpenType font
1
Select text.
2
Choose Superscript or Subscript in the Character panel menu or in the Control panel.
When you choose Superscript or Subscript, a predefined baseline shift value and type size are applied to the selected
text.
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Updated 29 April 2009