To add tracking just either make the number in the tracking box positive (more space) or negative (less space).
Tracking is similar to kerning but it adjusts the space between the letters of every letter you select. Tracking: To loosen or tighten the amount of space between letters you can use Tracking. Some of these are: LA, P., To, Tr, Ta, Tu, Te, Ty, Wa, WA, We, Wo, Ya, and Yo. Kern pairs contain information about the spacing of specific pairs of letters. You can automatically kern type using metrics kerning or optical kerning. Metrics kerning uses kern pairs, which are included with most fonts. Adobe explains that there are certain letters that automatically kern: And then type in a positive or negative number to the selection area. To achieve Kerning you must place your curser between the two letters in which you would like to kern. Kerning: A process for adding or subtracting space between specific characters is called Kerning. Leading can change the space between each line of text, enabling double spacing, triple spacing, etc. This is where you would also come to make your Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign file look like it’s double spaced, to achieve double spacing just multiple your font size by 2. This is typically predetermined by the font, however sometimes you need to more space or even need to add more space to make your project look good. Leading: The space between one line of font and another is called Leading. Many handwriting fonts only offer one setting which is normal, while a font like Arial offers almost 10 options.įont Size: Font Sizes will range from 1 to over 1,000 points the font size is up to you!
Fonts do come programmed with these options but will vary from font to font. I typically gather my fonts from, it’s a great source and is easy to navigate.įont Face Options: To get your font to be bold, italic, underline, etc. Along with those two there are also handwriting fonts, gothic fonts, techno fonts, etc. Font Faces have many different styles, the main two are Sans Serif (no feet, like the font I’m currently using here) or Serif (which has feet). This allows you to choose which font you would like to use, such a Minion Pro, which is currently selected in the InDesign photo above, or Rockwell which is in the Photoshop image below. To see where everything is located in Illustrator and Photoshop scroll down to the Specialized functions explained.įont Face: To choose the font you would likely use the Font Face selection on the Character Menu.