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January 28, 2020
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Bullet Point Adjustments

  • January 28, 2020
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I'm editing a file that I've run into an issue with. There's a bullet list by the bullet is slightly higher then I'd like it to be as it is not centered with the text. I tried googling different solutions but I think I may be asking the wrong questions.

 

I've attached a screen grab and I'd like to just move the bullets down a couple of points so it's centered. Can someone shed some light on this? Thanks so much.

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    Correct answer John Mensinger

    In the Bullets & Numbering dialog, make a new Character Style with a negative Baseline Shift.

     

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
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    January 28, 2020

    Hi Emmanuel,

    my guess is you did a larger point size for the bullet point. You picked up font and font size for the bullet.

    And the larger font size is shifting up the bullet point.

     

    You could do it differently:
    Instead of using a bigger point size use a percentage value like 150% in the character style for the bullet.

     

    From my German InDesign:

     

     

    Definition of the character style named "150%":

     

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

    ( ACP )

     

    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    January 28, 2020

    The video will repeat until you close the page.

     

    Try tapping Ctrl++ on Windows (Cmd++ on a Mac) to enlarge the browser magnification so that you can better see it. Tap Ctrl+0 (Cmd+0 on a Mac) to restore the original magnification.

     

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    January 28, 2020

    Hi Emmanuel:

     

    John is correct in his first answer, and I agree with his suspicion that you did something different in his second reponse.

     

    Here is a visual for you:

     

    When you create (and assign) the character style through Bullets and Numbering, it will only impact the bullet. And unless you change the type size in Basic Character Formats, the size will not change. Note that once you have created the style, you can edit the character style to fine tune the bullet position.

     

    ~Barb

     

     

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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      Blaine LabsAuthor
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      January 28, 2020

      Having a hard time followng the video clip... no rewind. any way to have that be larger to view?

      John Mensinger
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      John MensingerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      January 28, 2020

      In the Bullets & Numbering dialog, make a new Character Style with a negative Baseline Shift.

       

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        Blaine LabsAuthor
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        January 28, 2020

        Yeah I got that to work but it adjust the entire line, not the bullet point only.  I'd like to just adjust the bullet point without moving the text line. Is that doable?

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        Blaine LabsAuthor
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        January 28, 2020

        Oh and now the bullet point is smaller. When I adjust the size the text as well as the bullet point increases. 

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