Changing the spacing between lines of text

Once you have created a text object
, you can change the spacing between the lines of text. If you want to create a new text object using a specific line spacing, just place the text cursor
in the document and set the line spacing on the Text Tool Infobar
. Line Spacing is displayed as a percentage of the character size. '100%' spaces the lines as closely as possible without lines coming into contact. "200%" is double-spaced text.

To change the line spacing of text

1. Select the text you want to change (see Selecting text).

2. Choose the Text Tool.

3. Click the buttons on the Line Spacing control on the right hand side of the Text Tool Infobar.

Tips

If you only select part of a line, changing the line spacing will affect the whole line.

You can also set the line spacing by typing a value into the line spacing field and pressing RETURN.

You can enter a value as a percentage of the size of the largest character in the line or an absolute value using any unit, for example you can enter '4pt' or '2cm'.

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