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You can also directly adjust the kerning between words only, by using keyboard shortcuts.
Word kerning isn’t the same as the Word Spacing option in the Justification dialog box;
word kerning changes the kerning value only between a specific word’s first character and
the word space preceding that character. The amount of the word kerning adjustment is
the same as the Kerning value in the Units & Increments Preferences dialog box. When you
press the shortcut and hold down the Shift key, the kerning amount is the Kerning prefer-
ences value multiplied by 5.
To use a font’s built-in kerning information for selected text:
In the Character palette, select Metrics in the Kerning
menu. Metrics is the default.
To automatically adjust the spacing between selected characters based on
their shapes:
In the Character palette, select Optical in the Kerning menu.
To adjust kerning manually:
1
Using the type tool, click to place an insertion point between two characters.
Note:
If a range of text is selected, you can’t manually kern the text (you can choose only
Metrics, Optical, or 0). Instead, use tracking.
2
Do any of the following:
•
In the Character palette, type or select a numeric value in the Kerning menu.
•
Press Alt+Left/Right Arrow (Windows) or Left/Right Arrow (Mac OS) to
decrease or increase the kerning between two characters. When you kern using these
shortcuts, the increment used is 1/50 of the em space for the current type size. Holding
down Ctrl or Command when you use these keystrokes multiplies the kerning
increment value by 5 with each keystroke.
To change the default kerning increment value:
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments (Windows and Mac OS 9), or InDesign >
Preferences > Units & Increments (Mac OS 10).
2
Type a new value for the Kerning option and click OK.
To turn off kerning for selected text:
In the Character palette, type
0
or choose 0 in the Kerning menu.
You can also press Alt+Ctrl+Q (Windows) or Opt+Q (Mac OS) to reset kerning
and tracking. When you do so, kerning is set to Metrics, regardless of which kerning option
was previously applied.
To adjust kerning between words only:
With the type tool
, select a range of text, and do one of the following:
•
To add space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+\ (Windows) or
\ (Mac OS).
•
To remove space between selected words, press Alt+Ctrl+Backspace (Windows) or
Delete (Mac OS).
•
To multiply the kerning adjustment by 5, hold down Shift as you press the keyboard
shortcut.
