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Hugh_Jass
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June 7, 2018
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Can't Adjust Leading in InDesign (CC 2015)

  • June 7, 2018
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Hello,

I've seen a few people with this problem, but none of the solutions I've found have worked for me. I have a text box with a single sentence written using different typefaces and sizes. See below:

I want to move the top text down to the edge of the rectangle frame box so that the space between 'Win a' and '€250' is the same as '€250' and 'Voucher'. But it won't budge. If I select all the text I can alter the leading no problem. If I select 'voucher' on it's own, I can adjust it's leading no problem. If I select '€250', I can make the leading bigger, but not smaller. But 'Win a' will not move either way. It's not a case of the paragraph symbol being a different size to the text. I've already found that solution and it failed to fix my problem. The text is not aligned to a baseline grid, and the text box is not is set to 'top' and not 'justify'. I've encountered this problem before, but this is the first time it's bothered me enough to make me actively look for a solution. I really can't understand why one piece of text won't move, one will move limitedly, and the other can be adjusted with ease. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for your help!

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BalkanHolidays
BalkanHolidays
Known Participant
June 25, 2019

I also have inconsistent leading (visually) even though the leading space is the same. Maybe it's a bug?

Why does it say it's a 9pt leading throughout, if there's clearly a larger space after the 1st sentence?

I can't find any way of fixing it...

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SJRiegel
Legend
June 25, 2019

What is the leading on the text that is not highlighted?

Also, is there a return after the top paragraph? If so, the issue could be paragraph spacing.

BalkanHolidays
BalkanHolidays
Known Participant
June 25, 2019

Two things -- if the leading is different, and your settings do not have Apply Leading to Entire Paragraphs, then this could be causing the problem.

If that is not the problem, try removing the hard return and putting a <shift-return> instead. This will insert a line break without creating a new paragraph.


Thanks for your suggestions.

The leading is not applied to entire paragraph.

Shift+return solves the leading problem, but creates another as per the attached image.

Some pages are fine and others are not, that's why I think it's a bug.

rob day
Community Expert
rob dayCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 7, 2018

Try checking Ignore Text Wrap in the text frame's Text Frame options dialog—in case any of the empty frames that your capture is showing have a text wrap applied. And in Preferences>Type uncheck Apply Leading to Entire Paragraphs—that will allow individual lines of a paragraph to have different leadings applied

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Hugh_JassAuthor
Known Participant
June 7, 2018

The Ignore Text Wrap option didn't do anything, and Apply Leading to Entire Paragraphs was already unchecked...

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    Hugh_JassAuthor
    Known Participant
    June 7, 2018

    I managed to get it using a sort of roundabout way. I was able to alter the leading for the entire text and move the '€250' to the spacing I wanted, and then was able to move the 'voucher' down on its own to match the leading between 'Win a' and '€250'. I don't know if this is the right way to fix the problem, but it certainly fixed it at least.

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