Creating and Editing New Designs 47
Adding Slant to Text
Use the Slant setting to create a slanted effect for your lettering. Slant
changes the degree value of the slant on your lettering. A negative
value slants your lettering to the left; a positive value slants it to the
right.
To add slanted effect:
1) Select the text object.
2) Select the Start tab to display the properties page.
3) In the Slant field, enter the amount of slant you want to apply to
your lettering. The slant is measured in degrees; straight up-and-
down is considered as zero degrees.
4) Click Apply.
You see the lettering altered accordingly.
Kerning Text Objects
Kerning refers to the space between adjacent letters. You can adjust
the kerning of a text object to make it more visually appealing, or to
make it fit in a tighter space.
You can adjust the kerning by entering any number of kerning marks in
between the letters in the Text box on the Start tab. You add a "greater
than" > symbol to increase kerning, and a "less than" symbol to
decrease it. One > or < mark represents 1/20th of the width of a letter
"M" of the font you are working in.
To move letters closer together:
1) Select a text object.
Original text object, with the kerning as is.
