Chapter 18. Style & Edit Type
In this chapter, you’ll learn how to select type for editing. Then you’ll learn how to use the Character and Control panels to apply typographic attributes, such as a font, point size, and leading; the Glyphs and OpenType panels to insert special characters; the Paragraph panel to apply paragraph formats, such as alignment and indentation; and the Paragraph Styles and Character Styles panels to apply collections of attributes quickly. At the end of the chapter, you’ll choose area type options, hang punctuation, set tabs, wrap type around an object, and perform a few practice exercises.
Selecting type
Before you can modify type, you have to select it. On the next two pages, we’ll show you how to select type with these ...
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