this should be easy

[burndog]

I know this should be easy, but I can not find an easy way to do it. My problem is this...I need to know how to change the spacing between bulleted text items. I know I can simply change the leading, but sometimes a longer item (many words) will need to go onto two lines, but I would like to have these two lines closer together, while keeping the rest of the items with extra space. Normally I can just change the leading of say one line, but if I have say 12 items and 3 or 4 items each need two lines, its seems that I have adjust the leading all over the place and of course after a while it makes it really tough to even select the correct line as the 'I'beam can be way below or above the text I am actually trying to select.

I hope I am explaining this correctly. Basically I need to know if there is an easy way to change the spacing between lines.

[Dave]

Probably but the solution will be buried in some totally obscure place.

What programme are you working in/with?

[burndog]

Hi Dave, this is in Illustrator, but I think I have just figured out a work around...I have simply added a carriage return after the the first line of an item then added a blank space to that line and adjusted my leading for it. This keeps the rest as they were, so it seems to work out.

So I guess my problem is solved, but inspired by you Dave:) thanks!

[Dave]

Always a pleasure to be of service :)

[Happy]

[QUOTE=burndog]Hi Dave, this is in Illustrator, but I think I have just figured out a work around...I have simply added a carriage return after the the first line of an item then added a blank space to that line and adjusted my leading for it. This keeps the rest as they were, so it seems to work out.

So I guess my problem is solved, but inspired by you Dave:) thanks![/QUOTE]

Gee that's how I have solved the problem in Word but didn't realize it would be the answer for Illustrator too. :doh:

[burndog]

Amazing how the simplest of things are sometimes never explained in the manuals.