Space between lines adjusts depending on the height of the text box

[DigitalChickster]

I have something weird happening that I've not seen before. I'm using InDesign CC 13.1 on a Mac. I'm sure it's just a setting, but I can't find what it would be. I have a text box with about 10 lines of text in it. When I select all the text, it's the same font size, leading, kerning, etc. But when I pull the text box down (so it's a longer text box), the leading changes... meaning that's what it physically does. The number in the leading box itself does not change. What would be causing this? I want all my text in this file so be the same size and leading.... and this is messing me up! It's only happening in this text box. I tried just copying and pasting the text into a new text box, but the problem didn't go away.

I'm attaching two screenshots... the one on the left has the shorter text box. The one on the right has the longer text box. I changed nothing... except I made the text box on the right longer.

Thank you for any help you can give me.

julie

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Select the frame and choose Object > Text Frame Options. Is the Vertical Justification set to Justify? Change it to Align: Top.

~Barb

[DigitalChickster]

That was it! I always thought of "justify" as meaning side to side... I didn't think about it meaning from top to bottom. Thanks so much! I KNEW it just had to be a setting that I was missing.

[DigitalChickster]

(of course, now that I look at it, it DOES say "vertical justification." Doh).

[Barb Binder]

LOL. InDesign offers horizontal justification as a paragraph attribute, and vertical justification as a frame attribute. Even after I cover these topics with my students, they still get confused about where to go to find the vertical justification commands. You are in good company!

~Barb

[DigitalChickster]

Thanks, Barb. I don't feel quite so silly now. 🙂