Kerning manually
To apply kerning between two characters, do one of the following things:
- Choose Style > Kern and enter a value in the Kern Amount field. Click OK.
- Use the Kern Amount controls in the Measurements palette.
- Use one of the keyboard commands below.
Mac OS
- Decrease 1/20-em: Command+Shift+{
- Increase 1/20-em: Command+Shift+}
- Decrease 1/200-em: Command+Option+Shift+{
- Increase 1/200-em: Command+Option+Shift+}
Windows
- Decrease 1/20-em: Ctrl+Shift+{
- Increase 1/20-em: Ctrl+Shift+}
- Decrease 1/200-em: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+{
- Increase 1/200-em: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+}
Kerning manually