Using the Character paletteYou use the Character palette to apply options for formatting individual characters in your documents. For more information on using palettes, see Using palettes.
![]() Character palette A. Font B. Font Style C. Font Size D. Kerning E. Horizontal Scale F. Baseline Shift G. Leading H. Tracking I. Vertical Scale J. Character Rotation K. Language Displaying the Character palette Choose Window > Type > Character. Using the palette menu Choose Window > Type > Character. Using the palette menu Click the triangle Showing and hiding palette options Choose Show Options from the palette menu to show all options, or Hide options to show just the palette name. Alternatively, click the double triangle Editing values To apply a value to the selected type without moving to the next text box in the palette, press Enter or Return. To apply a value and then highlight the value just edited, press Shift+Enter or Shift+Return.To apply a value and move to the next text box in the palette, press Tab. Restoring the default character settings Choose Reset Palette from the palette menu. |