[Robert Smith]

heh – why couldn’t i have said it nicely …like you did 😉

[Robert Smith]

Thanks Bill
The fact is a 72 dpi raster satisfies my clients kerning requirements and most traditional typesetters tools (excepting Elrod strip) have been available in their video counterparts since the Aston I learned on in the early 1980’s.

The suggestion to separate letters into individual elements would cause clumsy timelines missed deadlines and mistakes plus Andy Branner has painstakingly pointed out, several methods to access the comprehensive typesetting tools that are currently baked into FCPX .

In my bumptious opinion, those methods cannot be used in a professional environment as one does not look away from the typography when preparing text during a client attended session.
Routine keyboard actions for basic tasks are deeply ingrained and do not change lightly, we know what needs to happen when pressing a key – just need the active application to get on and do it.

[Robert Smith]

Um… thanks; you have taken the trouble to kindly detail nearly all of the methods I came across whilst looking for the standard method.

[Robert Smith]

Thanks Mr Kolb , for understanding my issue and for taking the trouble to reply.