Fit text by setting flexible paragraph spacing

1.Select all text paragraphs you want to fit.

2.On the Type menu, point to Paragraph, and then click Paragraph Palette.

3.On the V. just tab, in the Stretching box of the Vertical Just. 1st line section, enter how much the paragraph spacing can be increased, e.g. if you enter 6pt, it means that GN4 can apply any paragraph spacing between 0 and 6pt. You can use any supported measurement unit.

4.In the Shrinking box enter how much the paragraph spacing may be decreased, e.g. if you enter 1pt, it means the distance between paragraphs may be 1line - 1pt. You may also leave the shrinking value to 0. That means that paragraph spacing cannot be less of the current leading.

5.Ensure that both grid alignment values are set to 0, otherwise the flexible leading won't work.

1.Run EdAdmin4 and then under Editorial Configuration section, click Formats.

2.In the Typography list, select the typography in which you want to modify a format.

3.When the listing of formats is displayed, double-click the format you want to edit.

4.In the Edit format <name> dialog box, under Status, click the Paragraph button.

5.On the V. just tab, in the Stretching box of the Vertical Just. 1st line section, enter how much the paragraph spacing can be increased, e.g. if you enter 6pt, it means that GN4 can apply any paragraph spacing between 0 and 6pt. You can use any supported measurement unit.

6.In the Shrinking box enter how much the paragraph spacing may be decreased, e.g. if you enter 1pt, it means the distance between paragraphs may be 1line - 1pt. You may also leave the shrinking value to 0. That means that paragraph spacing cannot be less of the current leading.

7.Ensure that both grid alignment values are set to 0, otherwise the flexible leading won't work.

You can fit all the text by entering the >eld value,plus,minus< tag directly in the text, in the first paragraph from which you want to apply the fitting. Note: you need to display tags in the source pane in order to be able to enter tags. See Turn on and off tags in the source view.

An example of the >eld..< tag might be:

>eld 0,3pt,0.5pt<>default<

This will variate the current paragraph spacing by increasing it up for max. 3pt - if the text is too short for the assigned frame - or, by decreasing it down for max 0.5pt - if the text is too long for the assigned frame. The software may set the paragraph spacing to any value between actual leading -0.5pt and actual leading + 3pt.

Please notice that, without >default< tag, the effects of >eld..< tag would be limited to the current paragraph. If the >eld value,plus,minus< tag is followed by the >default< tag, the flexible spacing is applied on all paragraphs from that point down, except the ones that have a different >eld.. < tag applied.

See eld tag for more information about the tag and examples.

You can fit all the table by entering the >eld value,plus,minus< tag directly in the text, in the same paragraph which contains the >table..< tag, putting it before the table tag. Note: you need to display tags in the source pane in order to be able to enter tags. See Turn on and off tags in the source view.

An example of the >eld..< tag might be:

>eld 0,3pt,0.5pt<>default<>table...<

This will variate the current paragraph spacing by increasing it up for max. 3pt - if the text is too short for the assigned frame - or, by decreasing it down for max 0.5pt - if the text is too long for the assigned frame. The software may set the paragraph spacing to any value between actual leading -0.5pt and actual leading + 3pt.

See eld tag for more information about the tag and examples.