Setting the leading (line spacing)
The leading The distance in points from the baseline of one line of text to the next. or line spacing, can make all the difference between text that is clear and legible and text that looks cramped.
Generally, the leading should be proportional to the point size The height of a font measured in points. of the text and the size of the lower case Text can be either upper case (CAPITAL letters), lower case (small letters), or initial capitals (First Letters Upper Case). letters.
A good guideline is to make leading 20% greater than the point size, e.g. choose 12 point leading for 10 point text.
Text in very small point sizes or styled in a Sans A font without serifs (see Serif). This Help system is written in a sans serif font. font such as Autumn requires rather more leading to ensure legibility.
If you are using long lines of text, you may find that you need a larger leading to make sure that your readers can follow the lines easily.
Fonts This is used in Publisher to mean the style of type, for example Sans, Serif or Courier. Elsewhere this may be called a typeface, with the term font reserved for a particular weight, size and style of a typeface. with a large x-height The height of the main body of a lower case letter, not including the ascenders and descenders. (such as the curve on a letter d) may also need a larger leading to balance the text and space evenly.