Set up a baseline grid that works consistently across facing pages?

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October 31, 2025
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I’m trying to set up a baseline grid in InDesign that stays perfectly consistent across facing pages in a print layout. Even though I’ve aligned text to the grid, the lines don’t match up between left and right pages, especially with different margins or columns. How can I make the baseline grid uniform across the entire spread?

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Correct answer Mike Witherell

Here is a helpx reference to guide you:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/grids.html

Bear in mind that you not only define a baseline grid in preferences, but then also turn on baseline grid alignment in the paragraph styles you are using to control the text.

Mike Witherell

Correct answer

Community Expert

Here is a helpx reference to guide you:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/grids.html

Bear in mind that you not only define a baseline grid in preferences, but then also turn on baseline grid alignment in the paragraph styles you are using to control the text.

Mike Witherell