Indesign kearning options grayed out

[lindab57655861]

My kearning options in InDesign are grayed out. Have tried with several different documents...grayed out on all documents. Any ideas? Google search hasn't returned any results for this issue. Thanks!

[Steve Werner · Accepted solution]

Kerning is different than tracking. It only changes the spacing between a pair of characters. You do this by placing a cursor between the two characters.

Tracking affects the overall spacing for a range of characters. You make a selection of characters.

What you're seeing indicates you have selected a range of characters.

[lindab57655861]

Thanks so much, Steve. I was selecting the letters rather than placing the cursor between them. I'll chalk it up to Monday! Appreciate your quick response.