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Character panel with Asian text options displayed
A. Fonts and font attributes B. Font Style buttons C. Alignment options D. Asian Text options E. Character panel menu F. Text Antialias
Mode options
Fonts and font attributes
The Character panel gives you precise control over individual characters including font, size, color, leading, kerning,
tracking, and baseline shift. You can also stretch or shrink the type using horizontal or vertical scaling and apply
color. (To apply font attributes, see "To change the attributes of characters, words, or paragraphs" on page 97.)
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Fonts and font attributes in the Character panel
A. Font B. Font Style C. Font Size D. Kerning E. Vertical Scale F. Baseline Shift G. Leading H. Tracking I. Horizontal Scale J. Color
Specifies the font for the text.
Font
Determines the font style, such as Medium, Oblique, Bold, or Bold Oblique. (The options depend upon
Font Style
the selected font.)
Sets the point size of the font.
Kerns the letters on either side of the insertion point. Kerning sets the space between specific letter pairs. To give
the appearance of more even spacing, some letter pairs look better if pushed closer together, such as "VA" or "Te". A
positive value loosens the space between letter pairs; a negative value tightens the space. Most fonts come with preset
kerning values for specific letter pairs. Metric uses the font's original kerning values.
Note: You cannot apply kerning across a range of selected characters. Kerning works only when an insertion point is
placed between a pair of characters.
Stretches or shrinks the text vertically, relative to the baseline.
Shifts type from its baseline. A positive value raises the type; a negative value lowers it.
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