Leading, About leading – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Typography
Last updated 6/6/2015
Note: The Top Edge defaults to EmBox Top and the Bottom Edge defaults to EmBox bottom, respectively for the
Japanese Feature set.
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Check the Chain button to ensure that all offset values remain the same. If you change the value of one offset, all
other values are updated.
To create varying offset values, ensure the chain button in unchecked.
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Click OK.
The shade extends over the text in the text frame. It does not extend across the entire text frame.
Also, the Clip To Frame option is best suited for non-rectangular text frames.
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Leading
About leading
The vertical space between lines of type is called leading. Leading is measured from the baseline of one line of text to
the baseline of the line above it. Baseline is the invisible line on which most letters—that is, those without descenders—
sit.