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4
In the dialog, select the desired thread chart from the Thread chart
field.
The colors displayed will change according to the thread chart you
have selected.
5
Click on the desired color to select it.
6
In the Properties tab, click the
Apply
button.
The color of the selected segment will change to match your
selection.
Kerning Text Segments
Kerning refers to the space between adjacent letters. You can adjust
the kerning of a text segment to make it more visually appealing, or to
make it fit in a tighter space.
You can adjust the kerning by entering any number of kerning marks in
between the letters in the Text box on the Properties panel. Add a
“greater than” > symbol to increase kerning, and a “less than” <
symbol to decrease it. One > or < mark represents 1/20th of the width
of a letter “M” of the font you are working in.
To move letters closer together:
1
Select a text segment.
Original text segment, with the kerning as is.
2
In the Text box (on the Properties panel), enter the “less than” sign
(<) between the letters you want to kern.
For example, if you wanted to tighten the space between the "T"
and "e" in the word Text, you would enter: T<<<ext.
