Leading and inter-paragraph spacing

Leading

Leading determines the distance from one text baseline (the line on which a line of text appears to sit) to the next.

The main leading control is in the Paragraph panel, and on the context toolbar. Using this is recommended, because it can be applied to the entire paragraph and so keeps the paragraph consistent. Leading Override can be used when you have a handful of characters that need special handling, for example, because they use a different font with a size that looks visually different.

Inter-paragraph spacing

Inter-paragraph spacing settings allow you to precisely determine the offset between a paragraph and its preceding and following paragraphs.

To adjust text leading:

Do one of the following:
- From the context toolbar, select or enter a value via the Paragraph Leading setting.
- From the Paragraph panel, select or enter a value via the Paragraph Leading setting in the Spacing section.

To adjust inter-paragraph spacing:

From the Paragraph panel, alter the Space Before Paragraph and Space After Paragraph settings in the Spacing section. You may also opt to tick the Sum space before and after and Ignore space for same styles check boxes depending on how you would like your text spacing to appear in these circumstances.

Leading

Inter-paragraph spacing

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