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Text Effects include line spacing (Leading), letter placement (Kerning), and letter spacing (Tracking).
You don't really have to know the words =P. Just wanted to explain a bit.

Leading

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1.) Using the Text Tool, click anywhere you want the text to be on the image. Choose your font/font-size/colors, etc...

2.) Highlight your text and go to "Leading"

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3.) In "Leading", type in -0.297

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4.) If you like the result, click 'Okay.' You can play around with the numbers; the smaller the leading, the smaller the space between the two lines.

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Kerning

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1.) Go to "Kerning":

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2.) Change "0" to -125: (c) The-Defect.com

3.) Experiment with the number =). The smaller the number (negative number), the smaller the space between the letters.

Tracking

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1.) Go to "Tracking":

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2.) Change "0" to 0.099: (c) The-Defect.com

3.) You can change the number depending on what you like ^_^. The smaller the number (negative number), the smaller the space between the letters.

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