2
Choose Text > Leading to open the Leading submenu. Canvas
places a checkmark next to the current leading setting.
3
Choose a standard leading in the submenu, or choose Tighten
or Loosen. Canvas applies the setting immediately.
To set leading using the Type palette
1
Depending on how you want the leading to apply, do one of the
following:
To change existing text, select the paragraphs or entire text
objects. To set leading for only one paragraph, place the
insertion point anywhere in the paragraph.
To set the leading before typing a new paragraph, place the
insertion point at the beginning of the paragraph.
To apply the leading settings to the preset format, deselect
all objects.
2
Configure the leading settings as described next.
Setting leading in the
Type palette
Open the Type palette by
choosing Text > Type, if neces-
sary. Click the Paragraph tab to
bring it to the front. After con-
figuring the settings, click
Apply to implement them.
Percentage leading. To set
the leading using a percentage
of the line size, choose Per-
centage in the Line Spacing
pop-up menu and enter an
amount in the At box. A lead-
ing of 100% is the same as the
Normal setting in the Leading
submenu of the Text menu.
Double space is 200%, and
1.5 space is 150%.
Point size leading. To specify
leading in points, choose
Points in the Line Spacing pop-
up menu and enter an amount
in the At box. Although each
fonts standard leading might
be different, normal leading is
generally between 110% and
125% of the largest type size
on the line. Therefore, for 10-
point type, normal leading is
approximately 12 points.
Before paragraph. To insert
space before the first line of a
paragraph, specify the num-
ber of points in the Before
Paragraph box. Before para-
graph spacing does not apply
to the first paragraph in a col-
umn.
After paragraph. To insert
space after the last line of a
paragraph, specify the num-
ber of points in the After Para-
graph box. Canvas inserts
space after every paragraph,
including the last paragraph in
a column.
Note: You can force a line
break without creating a new
paragraph by pressing Shift-
Return. See To control line
breaks on page 26.494.