: Tell element not to snap to baseline grid I'm editing a template with a baseline grid. I added an icon with Font Awesome and can't align it vertically with my text because it snaps to the

@Caterina889

For inline elements you can merely highlight the icon with the Text tool and adjust the baseline to reposition the element.

Dingbat....



Inline vector....

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@Martha945

Go to Window > Type & Tables > Paragraph

In the right bottom corner there are 2 icons:


Do not align to baseline grid
Align to baseline grid

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@Frith110

A workaround for this (obviously not the proper proceedure) is:


Select the element
Cmd+B for Text Frame options
Tab+B for Baseline options
Check "Custom Baseline Grid" and enter an increment of 1pt instead of spacing default 12pt. This will allow the text box to 'float' nicely without snapping to the Baseline grid.

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@Karen819

You should be able to add/modify a paragraph style to achieve this. Check for:

Do Not Align To Baseline Grid

or set

Align to Grid : "None"

Not sure how exactly this is named in all versions.

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@Hamm6457569

When you say align vertically, I assume vertically center?

If you don't want to outline the text, I'd try the following:


Select both the text and icon
Cmd+B, change vertical alignment to center
Try aligning again using the Align palette.

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@Deb5748823

I figured out a solution.

I can move the text if I convert it to outline.


Select text
Type menu > Create Outlines or hit Shift+Cmd+O


Is there a better way of doing it?

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