Apple numbers User Manual

    Working with Text 

 

You can increase or decrease the distance between lines of text.

Select the text you want to change.

Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text Inspector button, and then click Text. 

Move the Line slider left to decrease spacing or right to increase it.

To specify a precise line spacing value, type a point value in the Line field, or click the 
Up Arrow or Down Arrow next to the field.

Choose a line spacing option from the Line spacing pop-up menu that appears when 
you click the text below the line field.

Standard line spacing (Single, Double, Multiple):  The space between lines is proportional 
to font size. Use this when the relative distance between ascenders (parts of letters that 
extend to the top of the line) and descenders (parts of letters that extend below the 
line) should remain fixed. Single sets line spacing to single-spaced, and Double sets it 
to double-spaced. Multiple lets you set line spacing values lower than single, between 
single and double, or greater than double.

At Least:  The distance from one line to the next will never be less than the value you 
set, but it may be larger for larger fonts in order to prevent overlapping text lines. Use 
this when the distance between lines should remain fixed, but overlap is not desired if 
the text gets large.

Exactly:  The distance between the baselines. 

Between:  The value you set increases the space between the lines, instead of increasing 
the height of the lines. By contrast, double-spacing doubles the height of each line.

Line spacing can also be controlled by using the Line Spacing pop-up menu on the 
Format Bar when text is selected in a text box, shape, or comment.

Line spacing pop-up menu:  
Click the text below the Line 
field and choose a line spacing 
option.

Line field:  
Type a value (or click the arrows) 
to specify the space between 
lines of text in a paragraph.

Click to change the amount of 
space between lines of text.