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April 8, 2022 at 7:52 am in reply to: How to create multiple text frames with border at the bottom of a page #14364049
Valentina Truneanu
ParticipantSetting the vertical alignment to “Bottom” makes no difference, because I checked the option “Balance columns”.
Setting my measurement system to picas and increasing the height as you said did the trick. Thank you very much, David. Now I can quickly change the height of the text frame.April 7, 2022 at 2:58 am in reply to: How to create multiple text frames with border at the bottom of a page #14363967Valentina Truneanu
ParticipantYes, I tried working with vertical alignment, but it is not what I need. I don’t want to change leading or space between lines, just to keep the last baseline in the same place when I adjust the height of the text frame.
I adjusted the margins of the main text frames in the master pages and the commentary frame, in order to make the bottom match. Finding the perfect spot when changing height is still an issue. I don’t use the mouse anymore for this task, but I make sure in the Transformation panel that the height value is always a multiple of 12 (because the custom baseline is set to 12 pt).
If there were a Last Baseline Offset inside the Baseline Options section of the Text Frame Options dialog box, it would be what I need.
It would help me to increase or decrease the height of the text frame (without scaling) in 12 pt increments with the keyboard. Is that possible in InDesign?April 5, 2022 at 10:56 am in reply to: How to create multiple text frames with border at the bottom of a page #14363702Valentina Truneanu
ParticipantHi David.
Sorry I didn’t make myself clear in my previous post.
I am trying to match the last baseline of the text frames at the bottom of the page with the last baseline of the main text frames. If you see the image, you’ll notice that the one on the right matches, but the one of the left doesn’t. Every time I resize that text frame, the last baseline has a different position, and it is quiet difficult for me to find manually the perfect spot.
The text frames have an object format with position adjusted to X & Y, and a custom baseline grid relative to the top of the text frame inset. The divider has an object style as well.
My current method to add these text frames is the following:
1. I select the last text frame from the previous spread and click the out port. There is a whole story inside these frames, and it is showing as overset, because I place it manually.
2. I create a new text frame at the bottom of the left page.
3. I apply its object style.
4. I repeat steps 2 and 3 to create another text frame at the bottom of the right page.
5. I resize the text frames with the mouse up and down until I reach the desired amount of text. The amount of text and the divider line do not necessarily match.
6. I place the dividers from my CC library.
7. I select the text frame with its divider, and I distribute the tops with Align to Key Object selected.
8. I group both objects.
9. I move the group with the cursor until the last baseline of the text frame is aligned with the last one of the main text frame.
10. I repeat steps 7 to 9 for the divider and text frame on the right page.
There must be a better method to achieve this result. It takes a lot of time to do that for every spread.Valentina Truneanu
ParticipantOther users reported problems after the InDesign update regarding scripts. Although I did not find any backup for my files, there are some tips in the commentary section which may be helpful for others:
https://indesignsecrets.com/whats-new-in-the-february-2020-release-of-indesign.php -
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