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• To adjust kerning manually, click between two characters with a type tool, and set a numeric value for Kerning
in the Character panel.
Note: If a range of text is selected, you can't manually kern the characters. Instead, use tracking.
• To specify tracking, set a numeric value for Tracking
Adjust scale or specify baseline shift
Horizontal scale and vertical scale specify the proportion between the height and width of the text. Unscaled
characters have a value of 100%. You can adjust scale to compress or expand selected characters in both width and
height.
Baseline shift controls the distance that text appears from its baseline, either raising or lowering the selected text to
create superscripts or subscripts.
• To adjust scale, enter a new percentage for Horizontal Scale
drag the underlined value.
• To specify baseline shift, set a value for Baseline Shift
text above and vertical text to the right of the baseline; a negative value moves text below or to the left of the
baseline.
Change the case of text
You can enter or format text as uppercase characters, either all caps or small caps. When you format text as small
caps, After Effects uses the small caps designed as part of the font, if they are available. If the font does not include
small caps, After Effects generates faux small caps.
Note: Small Caps formatting will not change characters that were originally typed in uppercase.
• Click the All Caps button
• Choose All Caps or Small Caps from the Character panel menu.
Format as superscript or subscript
Superscript characters are reduced in size and shifted above the text baseline; subscript characters are reduced in size
and shifted below the text baseline. If the font does not include superscript or subscript characters, After Effects
generates faux superscript or subscript characters.
• Click the Superscript button
• Choose Superscript or Subscript from the Character panel menu.
Blend overlapping characters in a text layer
In the Timeline panel, expand the text layer and the More Options group.
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2 Choose a blending mode from the Inter-Character Blending menu.
Note: To blend a text layer with the layers beneath it, specify a blending mode from the Modes column in the Timeline
panel.
Inter-character blending is not available for text layers with per-character 3D properties.
in the Character panel. A positive value moves horizontal
or the Small Caps button
or the Subscript button
in the Character panel.
or Vertical Scale
in the Character panel.
in the Character panel.
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