Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 132)

124 USING INDESIGN CS4
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Fixed column width
A. Original 2-column text frame B. Resized with Fixed Column Width deselected (still 2 columns) C. Resized with Fixed Column Width
selected (4 columns)
Change text frame inset spacing (margins)
1 Using the Selection tool, select a frame, or using the Type tool, click inside the text frame or select text.
2 Choose Object > Text Frame Options.
3 In the Inset Spacing section on the General tab, type the offset distances you want for Top, Left, Bottom, and Right.
(Click the Make All Settings The Same icon to use the same spacing on all sides.)
If the frame you’ve selected has a non-rectangular shape, the Top, Left, Bottom, and Right options are dimmed, and
an Inset option is available instead.
First baseline offset options
To change the first baseline options of a selected text frame, choose Object > Text Frame Options, and click the
Baseline Options tab. The following options appear in the Offset menu under First Baseline:
Ascent The height of the “d” character in the font falls below the top inset of the text frame.
Cap Height The top of uppercase letters touch the top inset of the text frame.
Leading Use the text’s leading value as the distance between the baseline of the first line of text and the top inset of the
frame.
X Height The height of the “x” character in the font falls below the top inset of the frame.
Fixed Specify the distance between the baseline of the first line of text and the top inset of the frame.
Min Select a minimum value for the baseline offset. For example, if Leading is selected and you specify a minimum
value of 1p, InDesign uses the leading value only when it’s greater than 1 pica.
If you want to snap the top of the text frame to a grid, choose either Leading or Fixed so that you can control the
location of the first baseline of text in text frames.
Set baseline grids for a text frame
In some cases, you might want to use a baseline grid for a frame rather than for the entire document. Use the Text
Frame Options dialog box to apply a baseline grid to a text frame. When you set up a baseline grid for a text frame,
note the following:
• The document baseline grid doesn’t appear behind or in front of text frames that use their own baseline grids.
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Updated 18 June 2009