MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 85

Zero represents normal kerning. Positive values move letters farther apart. Negative values
move letters closer together.
Hold down Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) while pressing the Left Arrow or
Right Arrow keys on the keyboard.
The Left Arrow key increases the space between letters by 1%, and the Right Arrow key
moves letters closer together by 1%.
Tip: Hold down Shift and Control (Windows) or Shift and Command (Macintosh) while pressing
the Left Arrow or Right Arrow keys to adjust kerning by 10% increments.
Setting leading
Leading determines the distance between adjacent lines in a paragraph. Leading can be measured
in pixels or as a percentage of the distance, in points, separating the lines baseline to baseline.
You can use the Property inspector or the keyboard to set leading.
Leading options in the Property inspector
To set the leading of selected text in the Property inspector:
In the Property inspector, drag the Leading pop-up slider or enter a value in the text box. The
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default is 100%.
To change the leading unit type, choose % or px (pixels) from the Leading Units pop-up menu.
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To set the leading of selected text using the keyboard:
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Hold down Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) while pressing the Up Arrow or
Down Arrow keys.
The Up Arrow key increases the space between lines, and the Down Arrow key moves lines
closer together.
Tip: Hold down Shift and Control (Windows) or Shift and Command (Macintosh) while pressing
the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to adjust leading by increments of 10.
Setting text orientation
A text block can be oriented horizontally or vertically. By default, text is oriented horizontally.
Horizontal and vertical orientation
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