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Adjusting running header when multi-digit page numbers

Community Beginner ,
Dec 23, 2020 Dec 23, 2020

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Dear Community,

 

I originally had my running header, auto number, and flourish in three text boxes, which caused a problem when numbers went beyond a single-digit. I've now added them all into a single box, but it is clunky for typesetting (I had to kern the hell out of the space between diamond and Title to make it work), and I wonder if I am doing something that could be done more gracefully?Screen Shot 2020-12-23 at 9.22.12 AM.png

 

Thank you.

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Dec 23, 2020 Dec 23, 2020

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That running head looks great—is this the intended look? What does it look like before kerning, and what fonts are you using?

 

~Barb 

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Dec 23, 2020 Dec 23, 2020

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Thanks, Barb!

 
It is the intended look, I just feel weird about having to kern -580. I think the culprit is the Wingding with a baseline shift. The font is Avenir Next.
Maybe I’m obsessing, but this is a 450-page book and I just hope not to run into problems down the road.
Screen Shot 2020-12-23 at 9.40.35 AM.png
 
Regards,
Lauren
 

 

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Dec 24, 2020 Dec 24, 2020

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Hi Lauren:

 

I am trying to figure out what is going on...what am I missing? Here is the same look—Avenir Next Medium and Wingdings. No kerning or baseline shift. 

young.png

 

young2.png

 

Is Tracking enabled? To space the text to look more like yours, use tracking:

track.png

 

Are you clear on the difference between tracking and kerning (most of my advanced students are not, until we talk about it, so just wanted to make sure). Can you share similar screen shots with the Control panel visible?

 

~Barb 

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