To ensure that the baselines of the last lines of type sit snugly on the bottom margin, make the height of your type area a multiple of your leading. To round up or down the height of the type area to the nearest multiple of the leading value, follow these steps:
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Divide the height of your text area in points by your leading increment (it helps if you use points as the unit of measurement for your vertical ruler). |
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Round the number up or down to the nearest whole number. |
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Multiply that number by your leading increment. |
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This number will become the size of your type area. The amount you add or subtract should be added to the top or bottom margin. |
For example, if I begin with a type area of 351.331 points and a leading increment of 11 points:
714.331 / 11 = 65 (rounded up) 65 x 11 = 715 715 - 714.331 = 0.669
Subtract 0.669 from the bottom or top margin.
While this isn't strictly necessarythe grid will still work without this stepit is pleasing to have everything align perfectly.
Part I: Character Formats
Getting Started
Going with the Flow
Character Reference
Getting the Lead Out
Kern, Baby, Kern
Sweating the Small Stuff: Special Characters, White Space, and Glyphs
OpenType: The New Frontier in Font Technology
Part II: Paragraph Formats
Aligning Your Type
Paragraph Indents and Spacing
First Impressions: Creating Great Opening Paragraphs
Dont Fear the Hyphen
Mastering Tabs and Tables
Part III: Styles
Stylin with Paragraph and Character Styles
Mo Style
Part IV: Page Layout
Setting Up Your Document
Everything in Its Right Place: Using Grids
Text Wraps: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Type Effects