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June 19, 2018
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Can't decrease row height in InDesign CC 18

  • June 19, 2018
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I have a table I'm working in inside a document and I'm unable to make the row's shorter. Increasing the height is no problem, but I can't make them smaller. I've tried everything I can think of - changing the minimum row height, decreasing the text line spacing to a smaller number, exporting the whole file as an IDML file in case it was corrupt - and I'm still unable to make the rows smaller. Can anyone help? I'd really like to not have to retype everything inside the table.

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    Correct answer Steve Werner

    You probably need to reduce the size of the Cell Inset values. You'll see them at the bottom of the Table menu, or Table > Cell Options > Text > Cell Insets

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    Carlosketch
    New Participant
    March 5, 2020

    Go to Table > Cell Option > Rows and Columns > Row Height; select Exactly and decrease the Points., that should do it.

    Adobe Expert
    June 19, 2018

    Things to check:

    1. The size of the text (or images) inside the row
    2. Table > Cell Options > Top and Bottom insets
    3. Table > Graphics Options > Top and Bottom insets
    4. Table > Row Height > Can be as small as At Least 0p3

    Those rows can be very short!

    ~Barb

    paperlimecreative
    New Participant
    August 13, 2019

    Thank you! especially for the visual example!

    Adobe Expert
    August 13, 2019

    Happy to help. Katherine.

    ~Barb

    Steve Werner
    Steve WernerCorrect answer
    Adobe Expert
    June 19, 2018

    You probably need to reduce the size of the Cell Inset values. You'll see them at the bottom of the Table menu, or Table > Cell Options > Text > Cell Insets