Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
In this section, you will apply some of the many possible attributes to experiment with the
different ways you can format text. You can close the Character panel.
2.
Click the Layers panel icon ( ) to expand the panel. Click the visibility column
to the left of the layer named Background and the layer named Tails. Click the
Layers panel tab to collapse it.
3.
Select the Type tool ( ), and click in either of the threaded text objects that con-
tain the placed text. Choose Select > All.
Tip
You could also just work with the Character panel (Window > Type >
Character).
4.
Click the word “Character” in the Control panel, and click the down arrow to the
left of the Leading (
) field to change the value to 17 pt. Press the Escape key to
hide the panel.
Leading is the vertical space between lines. Notice the change in the vertical dis-
tance between the lines. Adjusting the leading can be useful for fitting text into a
text area. Like other Character panel options, you can also type in a value for the
Leading.
