Best practice to create spacing between paragraphs?

[Rajkurt]

Okay, so I have made a paragraph style called "Quotes" (the red text) that I have put spacing before and after. It works when there is only one quote in the "Main copy" (the cyan text). But when there is two quotes following each other I get to much space between the paragraphs (see attached screenshot). Whats the best practice to get rid of that space and do it correctly?

[SJRiegel]

Make another style to use for the quotes that follow other quotes. This style will only have Space after.

[Rajkurt]

Good idea 🙂 Is there a command or anything that I can use or do I have to do it manually for each one?

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Or there's a trick for a one column format:

Currently what I think is going on... Good spacing for one quote, too much for two:

So, minimize the spacing on the Indents and Spacing and then...

Designate the quote as a Span which allows you to set the space above and below separately. It's not "meant" for this, but works perfectly for a 1-column document.

Give it a shot.

[Rajkurt]

It works perfect in my test document, THANKS! But as soon as i try to implement it in the real document (1200 pages with 4300 footnotes) Indesign crashes :-(. Do you have any tips for it to prevent the crash or anyway to decrease the file?

[Barb Binder]

Yes, break the 1200 page file into chapters or sections. And pull them back together via a book.

[Doug A Roberts]

nice tip Barb. gotta save that one for later.