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To preview fonts in the Canvas
1 Select the text.
2 In the Format pane of the Text Inspector, open the Font pop-up menu.
The menu of available fonts opens.
3 Drag the pointer up or down in the menu to preview fonts.
As you drag through the menu, the text changes in the Canvas.
4 After you choose a font, release the mouse button.
Note: You can also use the wheel of a three-button mouse or a two-finger swipe on a
Multi-Touch trackpad to move up and down the menu.
To move the text insertion point
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Use the Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys to move the insertion point between adjacent
characters.
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To jump to the beginning of a text line, press Command–Left Arrow.
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To jump to the end of a text line, press Command–Right Arrow.
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To jump to the beginning of the word, press Option–Left Arrow.
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To jump to the end of the word, press Option–Right Arrow.
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To move the insertion point through multiple lines of text (of a single text object), use
the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys.
To kern text characters
1 In the toolbar, click the Text tool (or press T).
2 In the Canvas, position the insertion point (click the mouse button) between the characters
to kern, and do one of the following:
Use the Kerning slider or value field to set a kerning value.
Press Control–Right Arrow to increase the space between characters by one-pixel
increments.
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