Specifying leadingLeading determines the amount of vertical space between baselines. Leading is always measured in units specified in the Type pop-up menu in the Units & Undo Preferences dialog box (the default units are points). If a line of type contains characters with different leading values, the line's leading is set to the greater of the two values. You can adjust leading in the Character palette or directly from the keyboard. The default Auto-Leading option sets the leading at 120% of the type size. For example, 10-point type would have a leading value of 12 points (120% of 10 points). To change the leading value using the Character palette:
Note: To set the leading to the same value as the font size, double-click the Leading icon. To reset a setting to its default value, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the associated icon in the palette. To specify leading before a paragraph:
Note: You can specify leading before a paragraph with area type only. |