Changing the tracking of text

Once you have created a text object, you can change the horizontal spacing between characters (letters). If you want to create a new text object using a specific tracking value just place the text cursor in the document and set the tracking on the Text Tool Infobar. Tracking is measured in thousandths of em's.

image\PRCARROW.gif To change the tracking of text

1. Select the text you want to change (see Selecting text).

2. Choose the Text Tool.

3. Click the buttons on the Tracking control on the right hand side of the Text Tool Infobar.

Tip

image\BULLET.gif You can also set the tracking by typing a value into the tracking field and pressing RETURN.