Learn what widows and orphans in typography are, and how you can fix them in InDesign to create more readable book and magazine layouts. In this tutorial, we'll cover tracking, what widows and orphans are, options for fixing them, and practice using discretionary line breaks and hyphenation.
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Chapters in this video:
[00:00] Introduction
[00:24] How InDesign tries to correct widows and orphans for you
[01:00] What is an orphan in typography?
[01:36] Option 1: Rewrite the copy
[01:54] Option 2: Change the type size
[02:17] Option 3: Change the tracking
[02:41] Tracking vs. kerning in typography
[03:03] Condense the space by reducing tracking
[04:21] Best practices for tracking
[04:40] Try increasing the space by increasing tracking
[05:20] What is a widow in typography, and how do I fix them?
[06:11] Adding discretionary line breaks
[07:02] How to use these techniques for other layout challenges
[07:47] Closing remarks