Each font in designer has its own default line and character spacing. You can change the spacing between characters, words, lines, and paragraphs.
The space between lines of text is called leading. Leading is measured (in points) from baseline to baseline. The default is the current font size plus approximately 15% of the font size (the percent may vary from font to font). For example, if the current font is 10 points, then the default leading is approximately 11.5 points.
You can change the leading in selected block text or specify leading for block text you are going to enter. If a selected block text contains different sizes of text, Designer displays leading for the largest font.
| You cannot change the leading of freeform text. |