Corel Painter Help | Adjusting text kerning and leading

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Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To kern text

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To adjust leading

Adjusting text kerning and leading

You can fine-tune the spacing between letters by adjusting the kerning. You can also adjust the amount of space between lines of text by adjusting the leading. You may want to change the leading from the default setting which is set at 100%.

1 .

Choose the Text tool

from the toolbox.

2 .

In the Layers panel, select a text layer.

3 .

Click the Show or hide the Text panel button

on the property bar, and adjust the Tracking slider

in the Text panel.

To adjust leading

1 .

Choose the Text tool

from the toolbox.

2 .

In the Layers panel, select a text layer.

3 .

Click the Show or hide the Text panel button

on the property bar, and adjust the Leading slider

in the Text panel.

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