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Adjusting line and paragraph spacing

You can change the spacing between lines of text, which is also known as "leading" or "interline spacing."

Well-balanced line spacing (1) can improve the readability of text. Insufficient line spacing can reduce readability by causing letters to overlap (2).

In CorelDRAW, you can also adjust line spacing of a text object by using the Shape tool.

Adjusting line spacing proportionally by using the Shape tool

You can change the spacing between paragraphs, which is useful for copyfitting text. If a paragraph is positioned at the top or bottom of a frame, the spacing does not apply to the space between the paragraph text and the frame.

The spacing in between the lines in the bulleted list (left) was increased by adjusting the before and after paragraph spacing (right).

To adjust interline spacing Back to Top

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You can also change the spacing between lines proportionally by clicking the Shape tool , selecting the text object, and dragging the Interactive vertical spacing arrow in the lower-left corner of the text object.

To adjust the spacing between paragraphs Back to Top

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You can also use this procedure to adjust the spacing between items in a bulleted list.


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