Corel Painter Help | Adjusting text kerning and leading

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To kern text

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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%.

To kern text

Choose Window

Text.

Choose the Text tool

from the toolbox.

In the Layers panel, select a text layer.

In the Text panel, adjust the Tracking slider

To adjust leading

Choose Window

Text.

Choose the Text tool

from the toolbox.

In the Layers panel, select a text layer.

In the Text panel, adjust the Leading slider

Some features described in the Help are available only in Corel Painter 2015, and are not included in Painter Essentials 5. For more information about Corel Painter 2015, visit http://www.painterartist.com/.

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