Decreasing leading on text with a soft return- why can I not do it?

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January 12, 2023
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rob day

Community Expert

Hi @JR86 , Check your Type>Apply Leading to Entire Paragraphs Preference, which @Peter Spier suggested in his first reply. With it unchecked any character or insertion point can have its own leading—the insertion point with the largest leading sets the leading for the line:

Barb Binder

Community Expert

Hi @JR86:

Soft returns simply start a new line within a paragraph, they don't impact the leading.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

J

JR86Author

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Okay, when I highlight as you have they will all move BUT when I select the only the line with the soft return it will not decrease.

J

JR86Author

Participating Frequently

I figured out what I was doing wrong.
The entire line must be selected (including the hidden soft return) to decrease the leading.

Solutions:
1. highlight the line using click & drag left to right(dragging the opposite direction won’t select the hidden character)
2. Tripple-click the line you want to select