Step 1: Double-click on the "A" box. You'll get this:


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Step 2: Double click on the dummy height box and hit delete to get rid of it. Use "command-a" or "Edit: Select All" and you'll get this monstrosity:


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Step 3: Drag it all until it's almost touching the vertical rule on the left. This vertical rule represents where the space of your character begins.


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Step 4: Click and hold on the vertical dotted rule on the right, and drag it over between the A and the B to define where your A character ends:


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Step 5: Select all again, then hold shift and click and drag to partially de-select the A:


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Step 6: "Cut" and your A is alone:


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Use "command-]" or "View: Next Character" to move on to the B. Paste, and repeat the process. This is hellishly complicated for me to describe, but it's all simple copying and pasting. Hopefully it'll make sense if you try it. It's a pain to write about, but once you get these mechanics down you can really cruise through an alphabet.

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