Modify characters using the Touch Type tool

The Touch Type tool lets you move, resize, rotate, and overlap individual characters by dragging.

A letter from a word is modified using touch type tool

  1. Select the Touch Type   tool or press Shift + T.

  2. Select a character.

  3. Drag any of the handles on the bounding box using the Touch Type   tool to modify the character:

    • Upper-left corner handle : scales the character vertically
    • Upper-right corner handle   : scales the character proportionately
    • Lower-right corner handle  : scales the character horizontally
    • Lower-left corner handle  : moves the character to a preferred position
    • Upper-middle handle  : rotates the character

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