extra space at top of text frame

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July 23, 2025
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I have text frames with the exact same settings—(even double checked by copying the text frame onto the page with the error, and the same issue persists)—extra space is being added after the intentional top inset. If I remove the top inset in the text frame options, the text remains in the same place (the second image "Nighttime...). The "Nighttime..." line should be touching the inner blue line.

Strangely, one whole section of pages has this issue, another section of pages does not have the issue.

Whatever the fix is—I will need to apply to many text frames across many pages...

Thanks in advance for the help!

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Eugene Tyson

Community Expert

I've found that sometimes people put an invisible or white frame on the top of the frame and put a text wrap on them to push the text down.

It drives me mad when I find little frames around the page designed to manipulate the layout.

Check the layers for locked items or hidden items.

Willi Adelberger

Community Expert

Look into your baseline alignments settings of the paragraph style.

rob day

Community Expert

Hi @leigh-ann-e , Check your text frame’s First Baseline Offset and Min settings in Text Frame Options

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leigh-ann-eAuthor

Participating Frequently

Hi jm and rob thank you—

It's not the italics, this is across multiple text frames in the section.

Both frames have matching Baseline options—

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leigh-ann-eAuthor

Participating Frequently

The space is getting added on these pages with or without the top inset spacing adjustment—where the unwanted space is being added the inset spacing is having no effect. Like some attribute of the page, not the text frame ??