Rescale Font from the Top of the Letters

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Hi,

  I have some text (several characters), and I want resize some and not others. When I resize them, for example several are at 100% and then a few are at 60%; I notice the resizing happens at the top of the letters. That is - the bottom of the letters stays in the same place it was at 100%, but the top of the letters are lowered.

SoooOOOooooo - suppose I am creating something where I want the tops of the letters all even - but when I resize them I want the bottoms to be longer or shorter.    HOW????

LetterLess in Liechster

Thanks!!

[mglush · Accepted solution]

Hi Letterless in Liechster!

Type is constructed to sit on a baseline--that is why when you scale, the letters grow taller and they stay the same at the bottom. The way to get around it is to start with the largest letter and drag out a guideline to the top of that letter.

Then scale the other letters to the size that you want them and use Baseline Shift to move them up to that guideline. You can use the BaseLine shift field n in the Character panel, or press Shift-Alt-Up Arrow.

Let us know if that works for what you need, or if you have any other questions.

Michelle