Changing Font Spacing; Width Percentage - Brother BES Lettering Instruction Manual

64 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Notice that the spacing property applies to the whole segment.
If you want to change the spacing selectively, to individual gaps
between letters, you can use the Kerning Handles. See
"Adjusting the Space between letters."
To change font spacing:
1 Select the text object you want to alter.
2 In the Text area of the Properties panel, click in the Spacing
field to select it.
3 Enter the font spacing value you want to use.
4 Click Apply to save your changes.
You see your text's letter spacing altered accordingly.

Width Percentage

The Width Percentage changes the overall width of a text
segment. You can adjust the Width percentage to alter the
appearance of the text object, or to allow it to fit the hoop better.
When you change the width of a segment using the Width
Handle, the Width Percentage of the selected segment will be
adjusted automatically to reflect the change.
To change width percentage:
1 Select the text object you want to alter.
2 In the Text area of the Properties panel, select the Width
field.
3 Enter the width percentage value you want to use.
4 Click Apply to save your changes.
You see your text's width percentage altered accordingly.
Changing the Slant Setting
Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to use the Slant setting to
create a slanted effect in text objects. Slant changes the degree
value of the slant on your lettering. A negative value slants your
lettering to the left; a positive value slants it to the right.