Formatting paragraphs, Adjust paragraph spacing, Use drop caps – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Last updated 6/6/2015
An easy way to adjust the Paragraph Spacing Limit value is to select Preview, and then click the up or down arrow next
to the Paragraph Spacing Limit value until paragraph spacing appears to be balanced with leading.
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Set baseline grids for a text frame
Formatting paragraphs
Adjust paragraph spacing
You can control the amount of space between paragraphs. If a paragraph begins at the top of a column or frame,
InDesign does not honor the Space Before value. In such a case, you can increase the leading of the first line of the
paragraph or increase the top inset of the text frame in InDesign.
1
Select text.
2
In the Paragraph panel or the Control panel, adjust the appropriate values for Space Before
and Space After
.
To ensure formatting consistency, change paragraph spacing in the paragraph styles you define.
Use drop caps
You can add drop caps to one or more paragraphs at a time. The drop cap’s baseline sits one or more lines below the
baseline of the first line of a paragraph.
You can also create a character style that can be applied to the drop-cap characters. For example, you can create a tall
cap (also called a raised cap) by specifying a 1-line, 1-character drop cap and applying a character style that increases
the size of the first letter.
Create a drop cap
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With the Type tool
selected, click in the paragraph where you want the drop cap to appear.