Can't decrease row height in InDesign CC 18

[robynrmrl]

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.

[Steve Werner · Accepted solution]

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

[Barb Binder]

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]

Thank you! especially for the visual example!

[Barb Binder]

Happy to help. Katherine.

~Barb

[Carlosketch]

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