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Anonymous
March 17, 2016
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How do I stop text from snapping to a baseline grid?

  • March 17, 2016
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I received a new template for a newsletter in InDesign CC 2015 and the text will only sit on lines. If I try to nudge a text box up or down, the text disappears and will only appear again if it reaches another line. How do I stop this?

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 13, 2019

    Hi COGordonW,

    as Peter Kahrel already mentioned, Align to Grid is a paragraph formatting feature.

    If no* paragraph style is used, select the paragraphs that you do not want to align and turn off the feature from the Paragraph Panel. This feature is also available from the Properties panel ( InDesign CC 2019 and above ).

     

    From my German InDesign CC 2019 Paragraph Panel ( Absatz ) and Properties Panel ( Eigenschaften ) showing where Align to Grid is enabled:

     

     

    Disabled:

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

    ( ACP )

     

    * [Basic Paragraph Style] is overridden or [No Paragraph Style] is overridden.

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      143Berkley
      Participant
      January 9, 2023

      Thank you for sharing. I could not figure this out until I saw your generous screenshots.

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      SJRiegel
      Legend
      March 17, 2016

      Edit your paragraph style

      Under Indents and Spacing, change the Align to Grid setting to None.

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        KieranBrennan76
        Participant
        November 13, 2019

        Might be worth also mentioning that it seems like you have to have the text highlighted in order to have the ability to 'choose paragraph options'. 

         

        Thanks this is a handy tip all the same.

         

         

        Peter Kahrel
        Community Expert
        Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        March 17, 2016

        Disable "Align to Grid". In the Paragraph Style options window, go to the Indents and Spacing tab, then select None in the Align to Grid dropdown.

        Peter

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          Dodger61
          Participant
          November 2, 2016

          I looked everywhere for this answer, simple and done. Thanks!

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