Set the leading, Change the default auto leading percentage, Kern and track – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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Type
Last updated 1/10/2010
Five-point type with 6-point leading (left) and with 12-point leading (right)
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Set the leading
1
Select the characters you want to change. If you don’t select any text, the leading applies to new text you create.
2
In the Character panel, set the Leading value.
Change the default auto leading percentage
1
Choose Justification from the Paragraph panel menu.
2
For Auto Leading, enter a new default percentage.
Kern and track
Kerning is the process of adding or subtracting space between specific pairs of characters. Tracking is the process of
loosening or tightening the spacing between the characters in selected text or an entire block of text.
You can automatically kern type using metrics kerning or optical kerning. Metrics kerning (also called Auto kerning)
uses kern pairs, which are included with most fonts. Kern pairs contain information about the spacing of specific pairs
of letters. Some of these are: LA, P., To, Tr, Ta, Tu, Te, Ty, Wa, WA, We, Wo, Ya, and Yo. Metrics kerning is set as the
default so that specific pairs are automatically kerned when you import or type text.
Some fonts include robust kern-pair specifications. However, when a font includes only minimal built-in kerning or
none at all, or if you use two different typefaces or sizes in one or more words on a line, you may want to use the optical
kerning option. Optical kerning adjusts the spacing between adjacent characters based on their shapes.