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Adobe Illustrator Help Using Type
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Scaling type using a transformation tool affects the type’s horizontal scale as well as the
type size, leading, indentation, and baseline shift. When type has been scaled using a
transformation tool, you can revert it to its original horizontal scale by setting the
horizontal scale to 100%.
Note: Depending on the value you enter when you use vertical type, the horizontal scale
may make the text appear narrower, because it functions relative to the baseline. The
opposite is true for vertical scale.
To adjust the horizontal or vertical scale of type:
1 Select any type container or type path using a selection tool, or select a range of text
using the type tools.
2 If the Horizontal Scale pop-up menu and the Vertical Scale pop-up menu are not
visible in the Character palette, choose Show Options from the Character menu.
3 Enter a percentage in the Horizontal Scale or the Vertical Scale text box.
4 Press Enter or Return.
Adjusting spacing using the keyboard
You can set the increments in which baseline shift and kerning/tracking values increase or
decrease when you use keyboard shortcuts. The default key increment values are 2 points
for size/leading, 2 points for baseline shift, and 20/1000 of an em space for kerning/
tracking.
Settings in the Type & Auto Tracing Preferences and General Preferences dialog boxes
control the keyboard shortcuts.
The type units preference determines the units for font size, leading, and baseline shift.
To change keyboard increments:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Windows and Mac OS 9) or
Illustrator > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Mac OS X).
2 Enter the values you want in the Size/Leading, Baseline Shift, and Tracking text boxes,
and click OK.
To change the cursor key increment value:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Illustrator >
Preferences > General (Mac OS X).
2 Enter the value you want in the Keyboard Increment text box, and click OK.
To change type units:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Undo (Windows and Mac OS 9) or Illustrator >
Preferences > Units & Undo (Mac OS X).
2 Choose a type unit from the Type pop-up menu, and click OK.
The default type unit is points (a point equals 1/72 of an inch). You can choose inches,
millimeters, Q (a Q equals 0.25 millimeter), or pixels.
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