Specifying spacing options
Spacing options control the word spacing and letterspacing in lines of justified or unjustified type. In unjustified type, you can adjust the word spacing without affecting the letterspacing. The Word Spacing and Letter Spacing options apply primarily to justified type, although you can also apply spacing to unjustified type. 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.
To change spacing in type: - Select any type container or type path using a selection tool, or set an insertion point.
- If the Word Spacing and the Letter Spacing options are not visible in the Paragraph palette, choose Show Options from the palette menu.
- Do one of the following:
- To change the amount of space between words in a line of type, enter minimum, desired, and maximum values in the Word Spacing text boxes. (If the text is not justified, only the Desired text box is available.) For justified type, the default values for word spacing are 100% minimum, 100% desired, and 200% maximum. At 100%, no additional space is added between words.
- To change the amount of space between letters in a line of type, enter minimum, desired, and maximum values in the Letter Spacing text boxes. (If the text is not justified, only the Desired text box is available.) The default values for letterspacing are 0% minimum, 0% desired, and 5% maximum. At 0%, no space is added between letters.
Word spacing and letterspacing are both measured as percentages of the width of a space in the selected type size.
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