This is what I meant. You said the height of 72 point of the Arial font is 1 inch. What about the height of 72 point of Calibri font?
As you can see on the attached image, I compare the size of 72 point of Arial font with 72 point of Calibri font.
I also, would like to ask, does the size of the font in Word is linear? For example, like you said before, the height of 72 point of Arial font is 1 inch, does the 36 point of Arial font is 0.5 inch?
Each font is contained within a "bounding box". That box is the same height for fonts of the same size. You can see the extent of the box by selecting a character. As you can see below that when I select an Arial "A" and then select a Calibri "A" the bounding boxes have the same height. The bounding box height is what determines the line spacing.
As I said in a previous post the bounding box has to have space below and above normal characters for descenders and ascenders.
OK, so I make a comparison by creating two different examples named "1st" and "2nd" (see attached image please).
On the 1st, I set the spacing (before) on KKKKKK word by 2,1 cm.
On the 2nd, I set the spacing (after) on xhy Apps word by 2,1 cm.
Can someone explain why they are look the same?
I thought the spacing determine the distance between the baseline of the first row of the text to the next row of the text (in this case, it's 2,1 cm).
And guess what? After I print it using a HP LaserJet printer and measure the baseline of the xhy Apps word with the KKKKKK word using a drawing ruler, the distance is approximately 3,05 cm.
So how do I set the spacing between the baseline of the xhy Apps word to the baseline of KKKKKK word to exactly 2,1 cm?
For your information, the font of the xhy Apps is Optima LT Std, 36 pt, bolt, and
the font of the KKKKKK is Optima LT Std, 18 pt, bolt.
Your mistake is understanding what line spacing means. Line spacing is the spacing between lines. It is independent of what size fonts you are using above and below that spacing. In both cases you have set spacing set to 2.1cm. That is exactly what you got.
On the 1st, I set the spacing (before) on KKKKKK word by 2,1 cm. That means exactly 2.1cm before the top of the bounding box for that line and the bottom of the bounding of box of the line above it.
On the 2nd, I set the spacing (after) on xhy Apps word by 2,1 cm. That means exactly 2.1cm after the bottom of the bounding box for that line and the top of the bounding of box of the line below it.
Can you explain by image please? Please show me example of a distance of baseline of 2,1 cm.
Sorry, I didn't specify the units in my last image. The ruler is in cm. That means for the overlying grid each square is 1/3x1/3cm.
Let me start again. I have indicated the bounding box for each line of text by shading them. The 1st line is shaded blue while the 2nd is shaded green. The line spacing is from the bottom of the bounding box of the 1st line to the top of the bounding box for the 2nd line. If you look at the included image you will that the spacing is about 6.5 squares. Calculating this:
6.5 squares x 1/3cm per square ~ 2.1 cm
That's the problem. I don't know the size of the bounding box is.
When I set the spacing either before or after, the size of bounding box is enlarge/expand/increase.
The questions are:
1. How to measure the size of the bounding box.
2. How do you, so that the bounding box is visible when I print it.
3. As I can see on your image, why your bounding box doesn't enlarge when you set the spacing either before or after?
4. How do you show the grid in MS Word like in your image?
Note that I am using MS Word 2013.
I need to emphasize again. The size of the fonts which is shown by the height of the bounding box has nothing to do with line spacing. They are totally independent of each other. In other words if you set the spacing to 2.1cm it will always be the same no matter size fonts are in the lines above and below it are.
I was using Word 2021 but since you insist I have copied the word document I was using to my laptop with Word 2013. However, they are very similar so you won't see much difference. This what the doc file looks in Word 2013:
I have highlighted the text in my document. The highlight shows where the extent of the bounding box is.
1. To highlight the following text
2. Left click mouse and select text
3. Highlight text
- Select Design tab
- In Page Background group
- Select Page Borders
- Select Shading tab
- Set Apply to: Text
- Select desired color
- Select OK
4. Text is now highlighted
I normally use units of inches. To change the units to centimeters:
- Select File tab
- Select Options
- Select Advanced
- In Display group
- Select units for "Show measurements in units of:"
To show gridlines:
- Select View tab
- In Show group
- Check box for Gridlines
Can I set negative value for line spacing? How to if yes?
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