Using Spacing

Using Spacing

What is Spacing?

Spacing refers to the space between individual characters, words, and lines. Type is defined by its particular spacing. Adjusting the spacing between characters and words can improve legibility. Typefaces are designed with the correct amount of spacing to make it look its best, but special situations can result in the type looking too crowded or too loose. Tight spacing lets you place more text on the page, but can make it difficult to distinguish words from each other. Loose spacing fills up a page with a small amount of text, but becomes harder to read as the words begin to look disconnected.

To adjusting spacing:

1. Select the text that needs the spacing adjusted. 2. From the Type menu, select Paragraph. The Paragraph Specification dialog box appears. 3. In the Paragraph dialog box, click Spacing. The Spacing Attributes dialog box appears.

4. In the Word space: column, make the desired adjustments. 5. In the Letter space: column, make the desired adjustments. 6. Click Ok. 7. In the Paragraph Specifications dialog box, click Ok.