Gratuitous extra Space Before a Line containing a Subscript

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August 24, 2018
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My inDesign document includes chemical symbols and compounds, that require subscripts. Every line of text containing subscripts has extra space _sbove_ the line. This makes the inDesign manuscript look strange. If there is any way to avoid that extra half-height line, I would appreciate a pointer.

I originated the document using Pages (Apple app), where subscripts are rendered just fine. However, my printer could not work with the exported PDF because embedded fonts were not present. If anyone can show me how to embed fonts in an existing PDF generated from a Pages document, that would be even more helpful.

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Correct answer MW Design

Is you leading a percentage? If you set it to a discrete amount, e.g., 11pt, then the leading should not grow to accommodate the subscripts (or superscripts if there are any).

Mike

Bill Silbert

Community Expert

Jack wrote
has extra space _sbove_ the line.

I don't think that this is how you intended the line to read so I am confused as to exactly what is happening. Could you possibly post a screen shot showing what the problem looks like?

J

JackAuthor

Inspiring

I tried to upload a jpg (forbidden). Tried psd . . . also forbidden!

But no, I really meant it: adding a subscript results in a half-hight line _above_ the line containing the subscript.

Will try again later, with alternate image types, or any suggestions?

Bill Silbert

Community Expert

To answer your questions see screen shot below:

To upload a screen shot click on the icon shown at left above which is in the row of icons in the Reply box. I've never had a problem uploading a png file so I would recommend using that. The second picture shows where your leading can be set in theCharacter Panel. The third picture shows the icon in the Control Panel that should be used to create a subscript and the fourth picture shows the default preferences for subscripts in the Advanced Type section of InDesign preferences.

In your original post you said that the document originated in another program. I am inclined to suspect that may be the reason that you are seeing a problem which I have been unable to recreate. Try creating a fresh InDesign document and applying a subscript and see if the problem still happens.

MW DesignCorrect answer

Inspiring

Is you leading a percentage? If you set it to a discrete amount, e.g., 11pt, then the leading should not grow to accommodate the subscripts (or superscripts if there are any).

Mike

J

JackAuthor

Inspiring

Perfect, Mike and all. I changed 'Leading' from (15.2) to 15, and that got rid of the extra half-height line just like you said it would. Then, under Preferences | Type| Subscript, I was able to change position from 33.3% to 15%, and now, AOK. Thanks to all of you for most useful help in this.

J

JackAuthor

Inspiring

Another option may be to adjust (if possible) the amount of the drop-down of the subscripts. I just noticed that Pages does not drop them as far, and that they have no effect on line spacing.

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