Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 272

262 CHAPTER 9 Using Type 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 the 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 (Photoshop) Commit the changes to the type layer. (See "About using the type tool (Photoshop)" on page 252.) To specify tracking: In the Character palette, enter or select a numeric value for Tracking ( ). Adjusting horizontal or vertical scale Horizontal scale and vertical scale specify the proportion between the height and width of the type. Unscaled characters have a value of 100%. You can adjust scale to compress or expand selected characters in both width and height. Note: Depending on the value you enter when you use vertical type, the horizontal scale may make the type appear narrower; the opposite is true for vertical scale. To adjust the horizontal or vertical scale of type: In the Character palette, enter a new percentage for Horizontal Scale ( ) or Vertical Scale ( ). Specifying baseline shift Baseline shift controls the distance that type appears from its baseline, either raising or lowering the selected type to create superscripts or subscripts. Default, and baseline shift of 10 points.