From the course: Type Tips
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Syncing type area with baseline grid increment
From the course: Type Tips
Syncing type area with baseline grid increment
- [Instructor] In this episode, I have a tip for how we can make sure that the height of our type area is an exact multiple of our baseline grid increment, when using a baseline grid, so that the last baseline of our type sits comfortably on the bottom margin, which currently is not the case. Ideally, this is something that you would do when you set up the document, but it can be addressed retrospectively. So I'm going to come to my Pages panel, because I want to do this on the Master Page spread. I'll double click on a master to go to the Master Page spread, and zoom in down to the bottom of my page. I need to measure that partial increment. I'll choose my rectangle frame tool and draw myself a rectangle inside that partial increment. I note on the control panel its height, in this case 1.89 points. I will select that and then Cmd or Ctrl + c to copy that value to my clipboard. I'll now return to my selection tool, select the rectangle frame and delete it. Now I'll come to the Layout…
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