About Leading; To Set The Leading; To Change The Default Auto Leading Percentage; About Kerning And Tracking - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

See also
"About the type tools in Photoshop" on page 533
"Formatting characters" on page 544

About leading

The vertical space between lines of type is called leading (rhymes with sledding). For Roman type, leading is measured
from the baseline of one line of text to the baseline of the line above it. The baseline is the invisible line on which most
letters sit. You can apply more than one leading amount within the same paragraph; however, the largest leading
value in a line of type determines the leading value for that line.
Note: When working with horizontal Asian type, you can specify how leading is measured, either from baseline to
baseline or from the top of one line to the top of the next.
Five-point type with 6-point leading (left) and with 12-point leading (right
See also
"About Asian type" on page 563

To set the leading

1 Select the characters you want to change. If you don't select any text, the leading applies to new text you create.
In the Character palette, do one of the following:
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Choose the desired leading from the Leading menu
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• Select the existing leading value, and enter a new value.

To change the default auto leading percentage

1 Display the Paragraph palette.
Choose Justification from the palette menu.
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For Auto Leading, enter a new default percentage.
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About kerning and tracking

Kerning is the process of adding or subtracting space between specific pairs of characters. Tracking is the process of
loosening or tightening the spacing between the characters in selected text or an entire block of text.
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