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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e13a"><h3 class="topictitle3">About leading</h3>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e11a"><h3 class="topictitle3">Change leading</h3>
</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="#WSB0233053-2C6B-477e-96A3-C5DC694EA82Fa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Change leading of selected text</h4>
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vertical space between lines of type is called <dfn class="term">leading</dfn>.
Leading is measured from the baseline of one line of text to the
baseline of the line above it. <dfn class="term">Baseline</dfn> is the invisible
line on which most letters—that is, those without descenders—sit.</p>
<p>The default auto-leading option sets the leading at 120% of the
type size (for example, 12‑point leading for 10‑point type). When
auto-leading is in use, InDesign displays
the leading value in parentheses in the Leading menu of the Character
panel.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="op_46" src="images/op_46.png" /><div class="figdesc">Leading</div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Leading</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Text height</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Larger
text size of one word increases leading for that one line.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e11a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e11a"></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Change leading</h2><div><div class="section"><p>By
default, leading is a character attribute, which means that you
can apply more than one leading value within the same paragraph.
The largest leading value in a line of type determines the leading
for that line. However, you can select a preferences option so that
leading applies to the entire paragraph, instead of to text within
a paragraph. This setting does not affect the leading in existing
frames.</p>
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</div><div id="WSB0233053-2C6B-477e-96A3-C5DC694EA82Fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSB0233053-2C6B-477e-96A3-C5DC694EA82Fa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Change leading of selected text</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select the text you want to change.</span></li>
<li><span>Do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>In the
Character panel or Control panel, choose the leading you want from
the Leading menu&#160;<img src="images/P_TextLeading_Md_N.png" />.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select the existing leading value and type a new
value. </p>
</li>
<li><p>While creating a paragraph style, change the leading
using the Basic Character Formats panel. </p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can also adjust vertical space by
aligning text to the baseline grid. When baseline grid is set, the
baseline grid setting takes precedence over the leading value.</div></div>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e10a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e10a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Change the default leading percentage</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select
the paragraphs that you want to change.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Justification from the Paragraph panel menu or from
the Control panel menu.</span></li>
<li><span>For Auto Leading, specify a new default percentage. The
minimum value is 0%, and the maximum value is 500%.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e0fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6e0fa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Apply leading to whole paragraphs</h3><div><ol><li><span>Choose Edit&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt;
Type (Windows) or InDesign&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt;
Type (Mac&#160;OS).</span></li>
<li><span>Select Apply Leading To Entire Paragraph, and then click&#160;OK.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>When you use a character style to apply leading to
text, the leading affects only the text to which the style is applied,
not the entire paragraph, regardless of whether the Apply Leading
To Entire Paragraph option is selected.</div>
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