Adjusting keyboard increments


    When you use keyboard shortcuts to change the size, leading, baseline shift, kerning, and tracking of characters, Illustrator adjusts the setting in increments. 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 and tracking. You can change the default values in the Preferences dialog box.

    For more information on specific keyboard shortcuts, see Keys for formatting type.

To change keyboard increments:

  1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Mac OS).
  2. Enter the values you want in the Size/Leading, Baseline Shift, and Tracking text boxes, and click OK.