Specifying Spacing Between Characters
Specifying Spacing Between Characters
Kerning affects the amount of space to the right of one or more characters. Kerning options can be chosen and applied with either the Properties bar or Text menu. (See Formatting Text with the Properties Bar .)
Tighten kerning to place characters closer together, and loosen kerning to space characters farther apart. Apply kerning settings before typing, or change the kerning for one character, a selection of text, or an entire text object.
Headlines often need manual kerning for visual balance.
| Default kerning |
Canvas X Draw can also adjust letter and word spacing for paragraphs following minimum, maximum, and desired guidelines that you set. (See Adjusting Spacing and Justification.)
Canvas X Draw does not apply kerning to text characters based on kerning pairs defined in a particular font. Kern individual characters by placing the insertion point and choosing Text | Kerning or using the Kerning controls in the Properties bar.
In the Kerning submenu, you can choose a standard kerning amount: Very Tight, Tight, Normal, Loose, and Very Loose.
Kern characters in half-point increments using the Tighten and Loosen commands. Also, set a fine kerning amount using the Configure Fine Kern command. (See Specifying Spacing Between Characters.) Then, use the Tighten Fine and Loosen Fine commands to kern characters by that specified amount.
To Select Kerning Amount:
Choose Text | Kerning and select one of the following options:
Option | Result |
Tight | 8% less space than normal between characters |
Very Tight | 14% less space than normal between characters |
Normal | Default spacing |
Loose | 8% more space than normal between characters |
Very Loose | 14% more space than normal between characters |
Tighten | Reduce kerning by 0.5 points. You cannot tighten kerning to less than the width of one character |
Loosen | Increase kerning by 0.5 points |
Tighten Fine | Reduce kerning by amount specified in the Kerning Specifications dialog box. (Text | Kerning | Configure Fine Kerning...) |
Loosen Fine | Increase kerning by amount specified in the Kerning Specifications dialog box. ( Text | Kerning | Configure Fine Kerning...) |
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