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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To align text
Area type and type on a path can be
aligned
with one or both edges of a type path.
1
To align existing text, select the type object or insert the cursor in the paragraph you want to change. If you don’t
select a type object or insert the cursor in a paragraph, the alignment applies to new text you create.
2
In the Control palette or Paragraph palette, click an alignment button.
See also
“About the Paragraph palette” on page 395
“Keys for working with type” on page 531
To justify text
Text is said to be
justified
when it is aligned with both edges. You can choose to justify all text in a paragraph
excluding the last line, or you can justify text in a paragraph including the last line.
1
To justify existing text, select the type object or insert the cursor in the paragraph you want to change. If you don’t
select a type object or insert the cursor in a paragraph, the justification applies to new text you create.
2
In the Paragraph palette, click a justification button.
See also
“About the Paragraph palette” on page 395
“Keys for working with type” on page 531
To adjust word and letter spacing in justified text
You can precisely control how Illustrator spaces letters and words and scales characters. Adjusting spacing is
especially useful with justified type, although you can also adjust spacing for unjustified type.
1
Insert the cursor in the paragraph you want to change, or select a type object to change all of its paragraphs.
2
Choose Justification from the Paragraph palette menu.
3
Enter values for Word Spacing, Letter Spacing, and Glyph Spacing. The Minimum and Maximum values define a
range of acceptable spacing for justified paragraphs only. The Desired value defines the desired spacing for both
justified and unjustified paragraphs:
Word Spacing
The space between words that results from pressing the spacebar. Word Spacing values can range
from 0% to 1000%; at 100%, no additional space is added between words.
Letter Spacing
The distance between letters, including kerning or tracking values. Letter Spacing values can range
from –100% to 500%; at 0%, no space is added between letters, at 100% letter spacing an entire space width is added
between letters.
Glyph Spacing
The width of characters (a
glyph
is any font character). Glyph Spacing values can range from 50% to
200%; at 100%, the height of characters is not scaled.
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.