BASELINE GRID pointers

[andycoasterboy]

Can someone help me out with how to use baseline grids..
I've set up the documents BG and then the text box BG but they don't 'snap to' like Quarks?? any pointers

thanks in advance
andy

 

[apepp]

The baseline grid represents the leading for body text in a document. You can use multiples of this leading value for all elements of the page to ensure that text always lines up between columns and from page to page. For example, if the body text in your document has 12?point leading, you could give your heading text 18-point leading and add 6 points of space before the paragraphs that follow the headings.
Using a baseline grid ensures consistency in the location of text elements on a page. You can adjust the leading for the paragraph to ensure that its baselines align to the page’s underlying grid. This is useful if you want the baselines of text in multiple columns or adjacent text frames to align. Change settings for the baseline grid by using the Grids section of the Preferences dialog box.
You can also align only the first line of a paragraph to the baseline grid, allowing the rest of the lines to follow the specified leading values.
To view the baseline grid, choose View > Grids & Guides > Show Baseline Grid.
Note: The baseline grid is visible only if the document zoom level is greater than the view threshold setting in Grids Preferences. You may need to zoom in to view the baseline grid.


To align paragraphs to the baseline grid
Select text.
In the Paragraph palette or Control palette, click Align to Baseline Grid .
To ensure that the leading of your text does not change, set the baseline grid leading to the same leading value as your text, or to a multiple thereof.


To align only the first line to the baseline grid
Select the paragraphs you want to align.
Choose Only Align First Line to Grid from the Control palette menu or the Paragraph palette menu.
In the Paragraph palette or Control palette, click Align to Baseline Grid .

andrew