Let's examine the CharacterSymbol and ParagraphParagraph panels in Adobe Photoshop. First, you need to learn how to open the Character panel in the program - go to the menu Window-CharacterWindow-Character to work with characters and Window-ParagraphWindow-Paragraph to work with paragraphs and text blocks.
Now let's go to the panel settings and examine each item in detail:
On the CharacterSymbol panel, you'll see several fields, each responsible for specific settings.
In the Set the font familySet the font family field, we select the appropriate font family.
In the Set the font styleSet the font style field, we choose the appropriate font style.
In the Set the font sizeSet the font size field, we select the appropriate font size.
In the Set the leadingLine spacing field, we choose the appropriate spacing between lines.
In the Set the kerning between two charactersSet kerning between two characters field, we set the kerning between two characters.
In the Set the tracking for the selected charactersSet spacing for selected characters field, we choose the spacing between selected characters.
In the Vertically scaleVertical scale field, we increase the size of characters vertically.
In the Horizontally scaleHorizontal scale field, we increase the size of characters horizontally.
In the Set the baseline shiftSet baseline shift field, we choose the deviation from the baseline.
In the Set the text colorSet text color field, we select the text color.
In this section, you can select various character styles, in order:
Faux BoldBold, Faux ItalicItalic, All CapsAll caps, Small CapsSmall caps, SuperscriptSuperscript, SubscriptSubscript, UnderlineUnderline, StrikethroughStrikethrough.
The language for the text is set in the Set the language on selected characters for hyphenation and spellingSet language for selected characters for hyphenation and spelling tab.
The next section is for selecting the text anti-aliasing method:
NoneNone, SharpSharp, CrispCrisp, StrongStrong, SmoothSmooth.
Now let's examine the ParagraphParagraph panel.
This panel contains text alignment options:
Left align textLeft align text, Center textCenter text, Right align textRight align text, Justify last leftLast line left, Justify last centeredLast line centered, Justify last rightLast line right, Justify allJustify all.
Indents and spaces are set in the fields located just below:
Indent left marginLeft indent, Indent right marginRight indent, Indent first lineFirst line indent, Add space before paragraphAdd space before paragraph, Add space after paragraphAdd space after paragraph. Next are the spacing and hyphenation settings. You can access these by clicking the top-right corner of the panel.
Spacing:
Word SpacingWord spacing, Letter SpacingLetter spacing, Glyph ScalingGlyph scaling, Auto LeadingAuto leading.
Hyphenation:
Words Longer ThanWords longer than, After FirstAfter first, Before LastBefore last, Hyphen LimitHyphen limit, Hyphenation ZoneHyphenation zone, Hyphenate Capitalized WordsHyphenate capitalized words.
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