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Last updated 6/5/2015

Note: The Spacing value has no effect on characters positioned on straight segments. To change spacing of characters

anywhere along the path, select them, and then apply kerning or tracking.

Scaling and rotating type

Selecting type for transformations

You can rotate, reflect, scale, and shear type just as you do other objects. However, how you select the type affects the

transformation results:

• To transform the type along with its bounding path, select the type object and use the Rotate tool to rotate the object

and text.

• To transform just the bounding path, but not the type it contains, select the type object and drag with the Selection

tool.

Adjust the scale of type

You can specify the proportion between the height and width of the type, relative to the original width and height of

the characters. Unscaled characters have a value of 100%. Some type families include a true expanded font, which is

designed with a larger horizontal spread than the plain type style. Scaling distorts the type, so it is generally preferable

to use a font that is designed as condensed or expanded, if one is available.

1 Select the characters or type objects you want to change. If you don’t select any text, the scale applies to new text you

create.

2 In the Character panel, set the Vertical Scaling option or the Horizontal Scaling option .

Rotate type

• To rotate the characters within a type object by a specific number of degrees, select the characters or type objects

you want to change. (If you don’t select any text, the rotation applies to new text you create.) In the Character panel,

set the Character Rotation option

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