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Specifying leading
Leading specifies the amount of vertical
space between baselines. Leading is
always measured in 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.
6-point type with 6-point type with
default leading 12-point leading
You can adjust leading in the Character
palette, from the Leading menu, 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).
In the heart of the large
island of Niphon and in
a mountainous and
wooded region, fifty
leagues from Yokohama,
lies hidden the ancient
city of the dead— the
necropolis of Japanese
Emperors.
Resting on the descend-
ing edge of the Holy
Mountain Nikko, below
In the heart of the large
island of Niphon and in
a mountainous and
wooded region, fifty
leagues from Yokohama,
lies hidden the ancient
city of the dead— the