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Oct 31, 2025 1:09 PM UTC
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Set up a baseline grid that works consistently across facing pages?

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?

Mike Witherell
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Oct 31, 2025 2:03 PM UTC

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

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Mike Witherell
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Oct 31, 2025 2:03 PM UTC

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.

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Mike Witherell
jacky3512Author
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Nov 3, 2025 12:54 PM UTC

Thanks Mate, Problem has been solved.

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Willi Adelberger
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Oct 31, 2025 1:35 PM UTC

If you baseline grid has its origin on page edge it is the case anyway. If you change it in preferences to margins, you have to do some math ca. 

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rob day
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Oct 31, 2025 1:32 PM UTC