Setting the Spacing Between Lines of Text
You can increase or decrease the distance between lines of text using the Line Spacing
control in the format bar that appears when text or a text box is selected.
For even more fine control of line spacing, use the controls available in the
Text inspector.
To quickly adjust line spacing:
Select the text you want to change and then choose a value from the line spacing
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pop-up menu.
Click to change the amount of
space between lines of text.
Selecting Show More opens the Text inspector.
To make finer line spacing adjustments:
1
Select the text you want to change.
2
Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text button, and then click Text.
3
Move the Line slider left to decrease spacing or right to increase it.
To specify a precise line spacing value, type a point value in the Line field, or click the
up or down arrow next to the field.
4
Choose a line spacing option from the Line spacing pop-up menu that appears when
you click the text below the line field.
Line spacing pop-up
menu: Click the text
below the Line field
and choose a line
spacing option.
Line field: Type a value
(or click the arrows)
to specify the space
between lines of text
in a paragraph.
Standard line spacing (Single, Double, Multiple): The space between lines is
proportional to font size. Use this when the relative distance between ascenders
(parts of letters that extend to the top of the line) and descenders (parts of letters that
extend below the line) should remain fixed. Single sets line spacing to single-spaced,
and Double sets it to double-spaced. Use Multiple to set line spacing values between
single and double, or greater than double.
At Least: The distance from one line to the next will never be less than the value you
set, but it may be larger for larger fonts to prevent overlapping text lines. Use this
when the distance between lines should remain fixed, but overlap is not desired if the
text gets large.
Exactly: The distance between the baselines.
Between: The value you set increases the space between the lines, instead of
increasing the height of the lines. By contrast, double-spacing doubles the height of
each line.