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Alignment and indentations are both measured from the Text Inset field specified in
the Text tab of the Modify dialog box (Item menu) on Windows, or in the Text Inset
field on the Text Box tab of the Measurements palette. The Text Inset value affects
the four sides of a text box; it does not affect the inner columns of a text box.
Controlling leading
Leading is a measure of line spacing the distance between text baselines in
paragraphs. When you specify a leading value, it is applied to all lines in selected
paragraphs. You can specify leading by three methods:
Absolute leading sets the distance between baselines of text to a specific value, regardless
of the size of characters on the lines. For example, if you specify an absolute leading
value of 16 points for a paragraph, all baselines will be spaced 16 points apart. When
specifying absolute leading, use a value that is the total vertical distance you want
between text baselines.
Incremental auto leading combines a base amount of auto leading with an absolute value
specified in the Leading field. Incremental leading values must be preceded by a plus
(+) or minus () sign.
Auto leading means the application uses the value in the Auto Leading field
(QuarkXPress /Edit > Preferences > Paragraph pane) to decide whether
percentage-based or incremental auto leading occurs. The default percentage-based
takes the base amount of auto leading and adds to it a fixed percentage of the largest
font size on the upper line to determine the total amount of leading between an
auto-leaded line and the line above it. The default value for percentage-based auto
leading is 20%. To specify auto leading, enter auto in the Leading field.
To set the alignment of selected paragraphs, do one of the following things:
(Windows only) : Choose Style > Leading, then enter an absolute leading value, an
incremental leading value (preceded by a plus or minus sign), or auto in the Leading
field.
Use the Leading controls in the Measurements palette.
Use one of the keyboard commands below.
Mac OS X
Decrease 1 pt: Command+Shift+:
Decrease .1 pt: Command+Option+Shift+:
Increase 1 pt: Command+Shift+"
Increase .1 pt: Command+Option+Shift+"
Windows
Decrease 1 pt: Ctrl+Shift+:
Decrease .1 pt: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+:
Increase 1 pt: Ctrl+Shift+"
Increase .1 pt: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+"
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