How to Adjust Leading in PageMaker
Leading is an old typographical term from the early days of hand-operated printing presses that refers to the lead strips used by typesetters to increase the space between lines of print. The term is still used in page layout software such as PageMaker 7.0. Fortunately, with PageMaker 7.0 you do not have to use strips of lead to change the leading for a publishing project. To change the line-spacing in PageMaker, all you need to do is select the correct option from the menu and adjust the number setting.
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Instructions
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Open the file and select the text you want to change. Select the text by choosing the "Text" tool from the toolbox and dragging the tool across the portion of text to highlight it.
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Click "Type" from the top menu bar and select "Leading."
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Select an option from the drop-down menu to change leading. Select "Auto" to allow the program to choose a default setting for you. Select one of the available number choices to choose a preset leading amount or click on "Other" to manually type a specific number for leading.
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Make adjustments to the leading number until you get the right amount of leading for your project.
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Tips & Warnings
Leading is not uniform for all font types and sizes. For example, a leading of 1.5 with a 12pt Sans Serif font will look different than it will with a 12pt Monotype font.
Leaving too little space between lines of text will make your document illegible.
References
- Adobe: A Glossary of Typographic Terms
- "Adobe PageMaker 7.0 Classroom in a Book"; Adobe Creative Team; Adobe Press; 2002
