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brjoco
brjoco
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February 20, 2019
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Help understanding first baseline offset

  • February 20, 2019
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Hello community,

I’ve been stumped on what exactly the use for the "first baseline offset" option could be used for under text frame options?

I understand that it shifts around the first baseline in that frame but i struggle with, what is the point of doing that if you could just align all the lines to a grid using a common leading?

Cheers

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    Correct answer jane-e

    Hi

    InDesign Secrets explains the settings well here: https://indesignsecrets.com/understanding-the-first-baseline-position-of-text.php

    Jane

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    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 20, 2019

    Hi

    InDesign Secrets explains the settings well here: https://indesignsecrets.com/understanding-the-first-baseline-position-of-text.php

    Jane

    brjoco
    brjocoAuthor
    Participant
    February 21, 2019

    This helps..

    But what is the practical use of something like that ?

    hammer0909
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    hammer0909Community Expert
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    February 21, 2019

    There are a number of reasons for this but a common one is when you're using headings with shading or paragraph rules applied. The shading/rule can protrude outside of the top of the frame. Be define the first baseline, you can control where this element falls.

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