Adjusting text kerning and leading

To kern text
To adjust 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

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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

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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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