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By default, leading is a character attribute, which means that you can apply more than one
leading value within the same paragraph. The largest leading value in a line of type deter-
mines the leading for that line. However, you can select a preferences option so that
leading applies to the entire paragraph, instead of to text within a paragraph.
To specify leading:
Do any of the following:
In the Character palette, choose the leading you want in the Leading menu
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Select the existing leading value and type a new value. You can type leading values
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from 0 to 5000 points in 0.001-point increments.
You can also adjust vertical space by aligning text to the baseline grid. (See
paragraphs to a baseline grid" on page
To change the default auto-leading percentage:
1 Choose Type > Paragraph to display the Paragraph palette.
2 Choose Justification in the Paragraph palette menu.
3 For Auto Leading, specify a new default percentage. The minimum value is 0%, and the
maximum value is 500%.
To change the preferences setting so that leading applies to the entire paragraph:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Text (Windows and Mac OS 9), or InDesign > Preferences >
Text (Mac OS 10).
2 Select Apply Leading to Entire Paragraph, and then click OK.
Note: When you use a character style to apply leading to text, the leading affects only the
text to which the style is applied, not the entire paragraph, regardless of whether the
Apply Leading to Entire Paragraph option is selected.
About kerning and tracking
Kerning is the process of adding or subtracting space between specific pairs of characters.
Tracking is the process of loosening or tightening a block of text.
You can automatically kern type using metrics kerning or optical kerning. Metrics kerning
uses kern pairs, which are included with most fonts. Kern pairs contain information about
the spacing of specific pairs of letters. Some of these are: LA, P., To, Tr, Ta, Tu, Te, Ty, Wa, WA,
We, Wo, Ya, and Yo. InDesign uses metrics kerning by default so that specific pairs are
automatically kerned when you import or type text.
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