Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual page 305

Specifying characters with auto-kerning
To use a font's kerning information to space
characters better, select the Auto Kern option in
the Type Tool dialog box. Many fonts have infor-
mation about the spacing of character pairs. For
example, the spacing between an A and a W often
is less than the spacing between an A and an F.
For the best performance, choose a specific
kerning value rather than auto-kerning until you
have finished creating your type. Then select the
type and apply auto-kerning to it.
Specifying baseline shift
Baseline shift controls the distance that type
appears from its baseline, either raising or
lowering the selected type to create superscripts or
subscripts.
To specify baseline shift:
In the text area of the Type Tool dialog box,
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select the characters you want to adjust, as
described in the procedure to select text on
page 294.
For Baseline, enter a value.
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A positive value moves horizontal type above, and
vertical type to the right of, the baseline; a negative
value moves type below or to the left of the
baseline. Baseline shift is measured in the units
you specify in the Type Tool dialog box.
Default, and baseline shift of -10 points
Specifying alignment
Alignment controls the position of each line of type
in reference to the insertion point in the image you
clicked with the type tool.
To specify alignment:
In the Type Tool dialog box, select a horizontal
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(vertical) alignment option:
The left (top) alignment option begins each line
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of type at the insertion point.
The center (center) alignment option centers the
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type around the insertion point.
The right (bottom) alignment option ends each
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line of type at the insertion point.
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