Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Note
If the grid does not appear, it is because the document zoom level is
smaller than the grid's View Threshold value. Choose View > Actual Size
to change the zoom level to 100% (the View Threshold).
1.
To view the baseline grid in the document window, choose View > Grids & Guides
> Show Baseline Grid, and then choose View > Actual Size.
You can align one paragraph, selected paragraphs, or all the paragraphs in a story
to the baseline grid. (A story is all the text in a series of threaded text frames.) In
the following steps, you will use the Paragraph panel to align the main story to the
baseline grid.
2.
Using the Type tool ( ), click to place an insertion point anywhere in the first
paragraph on the spread, and then choose Edit > Select All to select all of the text
in the main story.
3.
If the Paragraph panel isn't visible, choose Type > Paragraph.
Tip
As with most other paragraph formats, the baseline grid controls are also
available on the Control panel.
4.
In the Paragraph panel, click Align To Baseline Grid ( ). The text shifts so that
the baselines of the characters rest on the grid lines.
