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# Asian Layout

Defines the typographic default settings for Asian text.

These commands can only be accessed after you enable support for Asian languages in LibreOffice - Preferences Tools - Options - Languages and Locales - General.

To access this command...

Choose LibreOffice - Preferences Tools - Options - Languages and Locales - Asian Layout.

## Kerning

Defines the default settings for kerning between individual characters.

### Western text only

Specifies that kerning is only applied to western text.

### Western text and Asian punctuation

Specifies that kerning is applied to both western text and Asian punctuation.

## Character spacing

Defines the default settings for character spacing in Asian texts, cells, and drawing objects.

### No compression

Specifies that no compression at all will occur.

### Compress only punctuation

Specifies that only the punctuation is compressed.

### Compress punctuation and Japanese Kana

Specifies that punctuation and Japanese Kana are compressed.

## First and last characters

Defines the default settings for 'first' and 'last' characters. In the dialog that appears when you choose Format -Asian Typography, you can specify whether the list of forbidden characters applies to those at the beginning or end of a line in a paragraph.

### Language

Specifies the language for which you want to define first and last characters.

### Default

When you mark Default, the following two text boxes are filled with the default characters for the selected language:

### Not at start of line:

Specifies the characters that should not appear alone at the beginning of a line. If a character typed here is positioned at the beginning of a line after a line break, it is automatically moved to the end of the previous line. For example, an exclamation point at the end of a sentence never appears at the start of a line if it is part of the Not at start of line list.

### Not at end of line:

Specifies the characters that should not appear alone at the end of a line. If a character typed here is positioned at the end of a line due to a line break, it is automatically moved to the beginning of the next line. For example, a currency symbol that appears in front of an amount never appears at the end of a line if it is part of the Not at end of line list.