Formatting paragraphs – Adobe InDesign User Manual
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Formatting paragraphs
Adjust paragraph spacing
Use drop caps
Add rules (lines) above or below paragraphs
Ways to control paragraph breaks
Control paragraph breaks using Keep Options
Create hanging punctuation
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.
One-character, three-line drop cap (left), and five-character, two-line drop cap (right)
Create a drop cap
1. With the Type tool
selected, click in the paragraph where you want the drop cap to appear.
2. In the Paragraph panel or Control panel, type a number for Drop Cap Number Of Lines
to indicate the number of lines you want the drop
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