Apple Keynote '08 - Manual (Page 52)

52 Chapter 3 Working with Text
4 Choose a line spacing option from the Line spacing pop-up menu that appears when
you click the text below the Line field.
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-space, and Double sets it to
double-spaced. Multiple lets you 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 in order 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.
Adjusting the Spacing Before or After a Paragraph
You can increase or decrease the spacing before or after paragraphs.
To adjust the amount of space before or after a paragraph:
1 Select the paragraphs you want to change.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text Inspector button, and then click Text.
3 Drag the Before Paragraph or After Paragraph slider. You can also specify a precise value
(5 pt, for example) in the text boxes.
If the Before Paragraph or After Paragraph values for adjacent paragraphs aren’t equal,
the higher spacing value will be used. For example, if the current paragraph’s Before
Paragraph value is 12 points and the paragraph preceding it has an After Paragraph
value of 14 points, the spacing between paragraphs will be 14 points.
Spacing before a paragraph does not appear if it’s the first paragraph in a text box,
shape, or table cell.
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.