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How to edit Metrics and Kerning.

Metrics and Kerning can be changed with the keyboard or by typing in the value.

Edit Spacing with the keyboard:

  1. In Edit View select the Text Tool.

  2. Adjusting the spacing of the selected glyph:

    With this ⌘+← / ⌘+→ you change the right side bearing
    and with⌃+← / ⌃+→ the left side bearing
    use (shift) to move 10 units

  3. 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:

  1. The Glyph inspector pane shows all necessary values.

    InputMetrics

    • "L:" the left side bearing
    • "W:" the width
    • "R:" the right side bearing
    • (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

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