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Setting character spacing, kerning, and character position
Character spacing inserts a uniform amount of space between characters. You use character
spacing to adjust the spacing of selected characters or entire blocks of text.
Kerning controls the spacing between pairs of characters. Many fonts have built-in kerning
information. For example, the spacing between an A and a V is often less than the spacing
between an A and a D. To use a font's built-in kerning information to space characters, you use
the Kern option.
For horizontal text, tracking and kerning set the horizontal distance between characters. For
vertical text, tracking and kerning set the vertical distance between characters.
For vertical text, you can set kerning to be off by default in Flash Preferences. When kerning is
turned off for vertical text in Preferences, you can leave the option selected in the Property
inspector, and kerning will be applied to horizontal text only. To set preferences for vertical text,
see "Creating text" on page
Using the Property inspector, you can also apply superscript or subscript styles to your text.
To set character spacing, kerning, and character position:
Select the Text tool.
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To apply settings to existing text, use the Text tool to select a text block or text blocks
2.
on the Stage.
If the Property inspector is not already displayed, select Window > Properties.
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In the Property inspector, set the following options:
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To specify character spacing, click the triangle next to the Character Spacing value and drag
the slider to select a value, or enter a value in the text box.
To use a font's built-in kerning information, select Kern.
To specify character position, click the triangle next to the Character Position option
and select a position from the menu: Normal places text on the baseline, Superscript places
text above the baseline (horizontal text) or to the right of the baseline (vertical text), and
Subscript places text below the baseline (horizontal text) or to the left of the baseline
(vertical text).
Setting alignment, margins, indents, and line spacing
Alignment determines the position of each line of text in a paragraph relative to edges of the text
block. Horizontal text is aligned relative to the left and right edges of the text block, and vertical
text is aligned relative to the top and bottom edges of the text block. Text can be aligned to one
edge of the text block, centered in the text block, or aligned to both edges of the text block (full
justification).
Margins determine the amount of space between the border of a text block and a paragraph of
text. Indents determine the distance between the margin of a paragraph and the beginning of the
first line. For horizontal text, indents move the first line to the right the specified distance. For
vertical text, indents move the first line down the specified distance.
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