Thursday, November 4, 2010

Morgan - Em/En Space

This tutorial shows you how to em/en spaces and their importance in typography. An em space is a unit of measurement derived from the capital letter M. Then en space is half of an em space. These units are helpful because the space stays proportionate when you change font or point size.

Let's say you're making a table of contents.

To enter the space, go to Type, Insert White Space, and then choose an Em Space or En Space.



Lets say we chose the Em Space throughout, it would look like:



Or, the En space:

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