Edit Metrics and Kerning
Metrics and Kerning can be changed with the keyboard or by typing in the value.
Edit Spacing with the keyboard:
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In Edit View select the Text Tool.
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Adjusting the spacing of the selected glyph:
With this ⌘+← / ⌘+→ you change the right sidebearing and with ⌃+← / ⌃+→ the left sidebearing use ⇧ (shift) to move 10 units
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Adjusting the kerning of the selected glyph:
⌘+⌥+← / ⌘+⌥+→ for the kerning with the letter to the right⌃+⌥+← / ⌃+⌥+→ for the kerning with the letter to the left use ⇧ (shift) to move 10 units
Edit Spacing with the direct input:
The Glyph inspector pane shows all necessary values.
“L:” the left sidebearing “W:” the width “R:” the right sidebearing (left) “K:” the kerning value for the glyph at the left (left) “G:” the kerning class name for the kerning to the left side (right) “G:” the kerning class name for the kerning to the right side the lock: indicates if the kerning is an exception or not. Click on it to change the exception or not. (right) “K:” the kerning value for the glyph at the right