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When you create a multiple master font, the font is available only when the file for which it
was created is open. To have a multiple master font instance always available for Illustrator
and other applications, you must first create it in Adobe
To modify a multiple master font from within Illustrator:
1 Using the type tool , select the text that uses a multiple master font.
2 Choose Window > Type > MM Design.
3 Edit the font as described in the documentation included with your multiple
master font.
Setting type attributes
The Adobe Illustrator program gives you precise control over type attributes, including
font, type size, leading, kerning, tracking, baseline shift, horizontal and vertical scale,
spacing, and letter orientation. You can either set type attributes before you enter new
type or reset them to change the appearance of existing, selected type. You can also set
attributes for several type paths and type containers at once, if they are all selected.
Using the Character palette
You change type attributes using the Character palette. Some of the type attributes also
have separate submenus or palettes so that you do not have to open the Character or
Paragraph palette to change only one attribute. In addition, some attributes can be
changed using keyboard shortcuts. For a complete list of shortcuts, see the Adobe
Illustrator Quick Reference Card.
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Character palette
A. Font B. Font Style C. Font Size D. Kerning E. Vertical Scale F. Baseline Shift G. Leading
H. Tracking I. Horizontal Scale
Displaying the Character palette Choose Window > Type > Character.
Changing the palette display size Click the up and down arrows on a palette's tab to
cycle through the display sizes. Alternately, choose Show Options or Hide Options and
Show Multilingual or Hide Multilingual from the palette menu to change the palette
display size.
Editing type values To apply a value to the selected type without moving to the next
text box in the palette, press Enter or Return. To apply a value and then highlight the value
just edited, press Shift+Enter or Shift+Return.To apply a value and move to the next text
box in the palette, press Tab.
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