How to Create Custom Baseline Grids in InDesign

Julie Shaffer creates custom baseline grids for each text frame in her document.

In this InDesign how-to video, Julie Shaffer takes a look at custom baseline grids. It can be tricky to get all your text to align nicely, especially in a document full of text with varying leading. Julie solves this problem by using Text Frame Options to create a custom grid for each text frame.

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This article was last modified on December 14, 2025

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