In this InDesign video, Nigel French reveals a tip for vertically aligning type within a frame. Beyond setting the vertical alignment to center, he also indicates where the first baseline should sit in relation to the frame, showing how each setting affects the overall effect.
This tutorial was taken from Nigel’s “InDesign Typography: Finessing Beyond the Defaults” session at CreativePro Week 2019.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on March 4, 2022
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