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Since QuarkXPress 8.0, the Baseline Grid feature has been replaced by the
Design Grid feature. For more information, see “Working with design grids.”
Aligning text vertically
There are four options for positioning lines of text vertically within text boxes:
Top: In top-aligned text boxes, lines of text are positioned in the box with the ●
top of the first line positioned as specified in the First Baseline area.
Centered: In center-aligned text boxes, lines of text are centered between the ●
First Baseline’s ascent and the bottom of the text box.
Bottom: In bottom-aligned text boxes, lines of text are positioned with the ●
last line flush with the bottom of the box.
Justified: In justified text boxes, lines of text are positioned in the box with ●
the first line positioned as specified in the First Baseline area, the last line
flush with text inset at the bottom of the box, and the remaining lines
justified between. When vertically justifying text, you can specify the
maximum vertical distance between paragraphs.
To use these options, choose a Vertical Alignment option from the Text Box tab
of the Measurements palette.
The Inter ¶ Max field (available only when Justified is selected in the Type drop-
down menu) lets you specify the amount of space that can be inserted between
vertically justified paragraphs.
The Centered, Bottom, and Justified alignment options are intended only for 
rectangular text areas, and can be disrupted by obstructing items.
Specifying text inset
Text inset lets you specify the distance that characters are inset from the inside
edge of a text box. To specify the text inset for an active text box, use the Text
Inset option in the Text Box tab of the Measurement palette.
To specify the same inset for all four sides, leave Multiple Insets unchecked and
then enter a number in the All Edges field. To specify different insets for the four
sides, check Multiple Insets and then enter numbers in the Top, Left, Bottom,
and Right fields.
Specifying story direction
You can position text so that it runs left-to-right and top-to-bottom or top-to-
bottom and right-to-left. To specify a story direction, choose Style > Story
Direction, and then choose Horizontal or Vertical.