Setting line spacing.. is "leading" the only way?
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I am trying to make dot grid pages using InDesign, and I would like to have my “dots” evenly distributed both horizontally and vertically. I found how to set my tab so that I can have them 5mm apart on each line, but in all of the research I have done, I cannot find a way to set the line spacing to a specific measurement, only leading which, from what I can see, is only done by percentage. I apologize in advance if my questions seem silly, I am a novice, teaching myself as I go. I would really appreciate any help/advice! Thanks in advance! :)
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You can go into the paragraph style and type in the leading, or if you’re not using styles, you can highlight and type in the leading.
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Is there a return at the end of each line? If so you could use “space before” or “space after” in the paragraph menu.
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I’m not sure I understand this. I’m sorry. I do not press enter at the end of each line.. I just tab out and it goes to the next line. I am willing to try this method, could you please explain more how I would do this? I apologize for not knowing, as I mentioned in my original post, I am very new to InDesign and I am just learning as I go. I look up as much as I can, but I also use help from people like you. I really appreciate all help!! Thanks so much!
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It looks like you’ve got the leading figured out, but if you had a return at the end of each line (making each line a paragraph), you could also set the space between each paragraph by going to TYPE > PARAGRAPH and changing the “space after” value. But if changing the leading is working for you, that may be easier.
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Thank you, Charolette! I haven’t used it much since I posted this as I had a family emergency come up and haven’t had a chance to do much work at all. I will be back on it tomorrow afternoon/evening, after I get my husband to the airport. I will definitely try your way and see which works best for me! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. I realize that in practically anything we do, there are multiple ways that each thing can be done, and I do think it’s best to try as many ways as possible to see which works best for the individual. Again, I really appreciate your time and advice! I will let you guys know which way works best for me. ? Have a lovely week! ~Kai xo
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Kaila: No, leading is only set by percentage when you use “Auto” leading. In most cases, you should replace “Auto” with a specific measurement. If you type 5mm, it will convert it to points, but that is okay.
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Thank you! I will definitely try this! I had no idea. I have seen where to set the line spacing, but I can’t remember where it is. I’m away from my computer right now, but I will most definitely check that as soon as I get to my computer. This is great news. I thought it was going to be very complicated! Thanks again! Have a wonderful weekend! :)
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Yes, Leading is in the Control panel, or in the Character panel… under the type size.
If you’re going to be doing much in InDesign, I encourage you to check out my video training on Lynda.com or LinkedInLearning. Or get a book about it: https://creativepro.com/resources/books-and-videos
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Thank you! I will definitely look into those. I know I need to learn more rather than relying on others to help me, but I honestly can’t spend any money right now for the learning materials. I’m trying to get a business started, and once I have some income from that I will be able to do that, thus making it possible to expand and improve my business. :) I appreciate your help! Just to make sure I’m understanding you correctly, when I type in 5mm and it changes to 14.173 pt that is still 5mm, correct? I tried also using the side ruler, but I haven’t figured out how to accurately measure using that. When I “drag” out the guide, it’s just a solid line. Again, I really appreciate your help! I will be back to take advantage of the links you advised me to use when I can. :) Have a wonderful weekend! ~Kai
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Hello David, I haven’t had a chance to work on this in a while. A lot of stuff going on in my family. I am hoping to sign up for the free week on Lynda.com and watch your videos soon, but I want to make sure I’m going to hand time to watch before I sign up. I was just looking back at this, and I wanted to as a couple of things. What is LinkedInLearning? I am on the LinkedIn website.. where do I find what you’re referring to? Also, I clicked the link for the books, but there are so many! Can you recommend one that would be good for basically a complete novice that would be most relevant to InDesign CC 2017? Thank you! I hope you’re having a great week! :)
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Kaila: I know what it’s like to be trying to start a business. Good luck!
Yes, 5mm is 14.173 pt.
Treat yourself this weekend to a week-long free trial at Lynda.com using this link. Watch my “getting started with InDesign” title there and you’ll learn a lot in just 30 minutes. Then jump to the Essential Training course and you’ll learn a bunch more. You can learn a lot in a week!-
Thank you David! I really appreciate your help and kindness! I will definitely take your advice and do the week-long free trial! I will start that next week, when I will have time to completely focus. I am going to spend the next day or two trying to learn as many keyboard shortcuts as I can, as I believe there are many that I do not know that would save me a lot of time. If you have any suggestions on where I could find those easily, I would really appreciate it! If not I will just search until I find as many as I can. ;) Have an amazing weekend!
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Kaila–There are probably other sources that have the keyboard shortcuts (InDesign used to ship with a list I think back when it came in a box). But this may be prove useful:
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/default-keyboard-shortcuts.html
EDIT: Not sure if you’re on a PC or Mac–but there is this for the Mac:
https://images.template.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/CC-InDesign-Mac.pdf
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