Kerning and leading why they are important

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Kerning is the space between each letter

Leading the space between each line of copy

Often times when adding text to a graphic you face space limitations both in width and height’‚’‚…‚’‚‚¦.
Here is where kerning and leading can help tremendously ’‚’‚…‚’‚‚¦’‚’‚…‚’‚‚¦by adjusting kerning and or leading it may allow you to use a larger font size than you otherwise would have been able to there by increasing the legibility of your work ’‚’‚…‚’‚‚¦practice with them ’‚’‚…‚’‚‚¦.just don’‚’‚…‚’‚…¾‚t over crowd your text ’‚’‚…‚’‚‚¦’‚’‚…‚’‚‚¦


The following keyboard shortcuts apply to PS7 but most high-end graphics editing programs will offer a way to adjust both the kerning and leading