Adjust overall letter spacing on-screen

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Click Transform > Reshape Object to adjust letter spacing.

The spacing between letters is calculated automatically as a percentage of the letter height. In most cases the default spacing is adequate. Sometimes, however, you may want to change the overall letter spacing.

To adjust overall letter spacing on-screen...

1Select the lettering object and click the Reshape Object icon.

2Drag the triangular letter spacing handle left or right. Letters are redistributed proportionately along the baseline.

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3Release the mouse button to complete and press Esc.

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When a lettering is set to Full Justification, the letters are evenly distributed along the baseline. To change the spacing for fully justified lettering, simply change the length of the baseline.