Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Manual (Page 327)

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Adjust word and letterspacing in justified text
You can precisely control how Adobe applications space letters and words and scale characters. Adjusting spacing is
especially useful with justified type, although you can also adjust spacing for unjustified type.
1 Insert the cursor in the paragraph you want to change, or select a type object or frame to change all of its
paragraphs.
2 Choose Justification from the Paragraph panel menu.
3 Enter values for Word Spacing, Letter Spacing, and Glyph Spacing. The Minimum and Maximum values define a
range of acceptable spacing for justified paragraphs only. The Desired value defines the desired spacing for both
justified and unjustified paragraphs:
Word Spacing The space between words that results from pressing the spacebar. Word Spacing values can range
from 0% to 1000%; at 100%, no additional space is added between words.
Letter Spacing The distance between letters, including kerning or tracking values. Letter Spacing values can range
from -100% to 500%: at 0%, no space is added between letters; at 100%, an entire space width is added between
letters.
Glyph Spacing The width of characters (a glyph is any font character). Glyph Spacing values can range from 50% to
200%; at 100%, the height of characters is not scaled.
Spacing options are always applied to an entire paragraph. To adjust the spacing in a few characters, but not an entire
paragraph, use the Tracking option.
4 Set the Single Word Justification option to specify how you want to justify single-word paragraphs.
In narrow columns, a single word can occasionally appear by itself on a line. If the paragraph is set to full justification,
a single word on a line may appear to be too stretched out. Instead of leaving such words fully justified, you can center
them or align them to the left or right margins.
Indent text
Indention is the amount of space between text and the boundary of a type object. Indention affects only the selected
paragraph or paragraphs, so you can easily set different indentions for different paragraphs.
You can set indents using the Tabs panel, the Control panel, or the Paragraph panel. When working with area type,
you can also control indention using tabs or by changing the inset spacing for the type object.
When working with Japanese type, you can use the mojikumi setting instead of the Paragraph panel to specify the
indent for the first line. If you specify the indent for the first line in the Paragraph panel, and specify mojikumi
settings for the first line indent, the text is placed inside the total of both indents.
See also
“Paragraph panel overview” on page 319
“Change the margin around a text area” on page 293
Set indents using the Paragraph panel
1 Using the Type tool , click in the paragraph you want to indent.
2 Adjust the appropriate indent values in the Paragraph panel. For example, do the following:
• To indent the entire paragraph one pica, type a value (such as 1p) in the Left Indent box .
• To indent only the first line of a paragraph one pica, type a value (such as 1p) in the First Line Left Indent box .