QuarkXPress For Dummies

Chapter 10

Formatting Paragraphs

IN THIS CHAPTER

Setting indents and leading

Setting space above and below

Keeping lines together

Aligning paragraphs to a grid

Adding bullets, numbers, and rules

Setting five kinds of tabs

Styling paragraphs automatically

Paragraphs are the basic building blocks of stories. They break stories into digestible chunks, both visually and logically. Over the centuries, publishers have developed many formatting techniques to help readers not only follow the story but also keep them visually interested. In this chapter, you learn basic formatting techniques such as controlling line spacing, interparagraph spacing, indents, justification, and aligning to a grid. You also learn to apply more creative formatting, such as drop caps, lines (rules) that float along ...