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Dec 16, 2019 3:14 PM UTC
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Gap between footnotes (solved)

Hi,
I need to reduce space between footnotes.

Please see image below:

"Space Between Footnotes" in "Document Footnotes Option" is already set to 0.
Footnotes paragraph style has no spacing before or after, I tried changing it's leading.
No joy.

I tried changing footnotes charactert style leading.
No joy.

I use nested character style for drop caps in footnotes.
I tried changing its leading.
No joy.

I searched forums and tryed all kind of possible solutions.
Nothing worked for me.

Any help?
Thankyou

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Inspiring
Dec 16, 2019 3:41 PM UTC

hey there, try the above option

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Jongware
Community Expert
Community Expert
Dec 16, 2019 3:33 PM UTC

Don't use character styles for paragraphs. Changing the size of that 'gap' – it actually is just a regular paragraph leading – works for me if I change Leading in my paragraph style for footnotes.

 

Of course it cannot should not be made smaller than the leading between two regular footnote lines, as when a much longer footnote text occurs than you have here. But somehow I get the impression that you are seeing a "gap" where there is none, as the space you indicate is largely part of the font design.

Just look what happens when you make the leading too small: descending characters are going to clash with ascending ones on the line below:

 

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AleDefAuthor
Participant
Dec 16, 2019 3:48 PM UTC

Hi,
I think that paragraph leading is not the issue here.
Footnotes leading is smaller than space between footnotes.
Any further idea on how to reduce it?

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Inspiring
Dec 16, 2019 3:50 PM UTC

Hi, have you tried my updated option.

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Inspiring
Dec 16, 2019 3:26 PM UTC

Hey there, Change the First Baseline offset to "Ascent or anyother" rather than "leading" and adjust the minimum space.

 

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AleDefAuthor
Participant
Dec 16, 2019 3:37 PM UTC

Hi,
I applyed "do not align to baseline grid" option to footnotes paragraph style.

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datap6156868Correct answer
Inspiring
Dec 16, 2019 3:41 PM UTC

hey there, try the above option

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