Add spacing between words and paragraphs

1. Select a text box or just the text you want to change.

2. In the Text pane of the Format inspector, click the Style button.

3. In the Font section, click , then use the arrows to change the Character Spacing value.

   The default spacing is zero. Increasing the value widens the spacing, and decreasing the value tightens it.

You can adjust the spacing between lines of text in a paragraph, and change the amount of space before or after a paragraph.

1. Select a text box or just text you want to change.

2. In the Text pane of the Format inspector, click the Style button.

3. Click the disclosure triangle next to Spacing, then choose an option from the pop-up menu:

   • Lines: Choose when the 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 stay the same. The space between lines is proportional to the font size.

   • At least: Choose when the distance between lines should remain fixed (but not overlap if the text gets large).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 to prevent overlapping text lines.

   • Exactly: The distance between the baselines.

   • 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.

4. Click the arrows next to the spacing field to set the amount of space for the option you chose.

5. To adjust the amount of space before and after the selected paragraph, click the arrows for Before Paragraph and After Paragraph.