Apple Pages 2 - Manual (Page 90)

90 Chapter 4 Formatting Text and Paragraphs
To align text to the top, center, or bottom of a text box, table cell, or shape:
1 Select the text box, table cell, or shape you want to change.
2 Click the vertical alignment buttons at the top of the Text Inspector.
To adjust the spacing between lines of text in a paragraph:
1 Place the cursor in the paragraph you want to change, or select several paragraphs.
2 In the Text Inspector, drag the Line slider to adjust the line spacing.
Dragging the slider to the left brings the selected lines closer together; dragging it to
the right moves them farther apart. You can also choose Single, Double, or Multiple
from the Line Spacing pop-up menu, located below the Line field. Choosing Multiple
lets you set line spacing values between single and double, or greater than double.
To set precise point values for spacing between the lines of text in a paragraph:
1 Place the cursor in the paragraph you want to change, or select multiple paragraphs.
2 Type a point value in the Line field, or click the Up Arrow or Down Arrow next to the
field.
3 In the Text Inspector, choose a standard line spacing (Single, Double, Multiple), or At
Least or Between from the Line Spacing pop-up menu (below the Line field).
 Standard line spacing: The space between lines is proportional to font size. Use this
when the relative distance between ascenders (parts of letters that extend to the
top of the line) and descenders (parts of letters that extend below the line) should
remain fixed.
 At Least: The distance from one line to the next will never be less than the value
you set, but it may be larger for larger fonts in order to prevent overlapping text
lines. Use this when the distance between lines should remain fixed, but overlap is
not desired if the text gets large.
 Between: The value you set increases the space between the lines, instead of
increasing the height of the lines. By contrast, double-spacing doubles the height of
each line.
Click the text below the
Line field and choose a
line spacing option.