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: How to adjust vertical space between soft returns? There are some fonts that have a lot of reserved vertical space. I know that I can adjust that spacing between paragraphs by changing the

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There are some fonts that have a lot of reserved vertical space. I know that I can adjust that spacing between paragraphs by changing the leading, and this allows me to move the second line of text until it touches the text above it.

However, changing the leading has no effect on soft returns (shift+enter).

How can I get the same effect without converting the text to paths?

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@Sims5801359

First


you do not "adjust the spacing between paragraphs by changing the leading". Instead, you adjust the spacing between the lines in a paragraph.


Then


Leading affects all lines in a paragraph (or in a selection), including lines broken by soft returns.
A soft return will never signal an end of paragraph in InDesign. A soft return keeps you within the same paragraph.
A paragraph by definition always ends with a normal return, so multiple paragraphs are just the content between multiple returns.
In addition to leading, there are the 'space before' and 'space after' paragraph options, which do not affect leading, but just add extra space before or after a paragraph.
A baseline grid is an advanced feature for formatting large content, but is not necessarily related to this question in particular. Using a baseline grid adds additional rules and restrictions to the leading game.

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@Sims5801359

Leading has effect on shift + enter, and regular enter is spaced (more) by paragraph spacing.
Basically leading is a set measurement doesn't matter whether you did regular enter of shift enter, and If you want to make the space even larger between paragraph (regular enters) then add paragraph spacing


Now if you really want to start working properly for print you have to
start working with baseline grid anyway.

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