Changing the height of ties

You can change the height of individual ties, for example, to save vertical space on tightly-spaced pages. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the tie height (middle) handle of the ties whose height you want to change.
  2. Move the handles in any of the following ways:

    • To move them upwards/downwards by a standard amount, press Alt/Opt plus the corresponding arrow key. For example, press Opt-Up Arrow to move handles upwards. This moves handles by 1/8 space per press.

    • To move them upwards/downwards a large amount, press Ctrl/Cmd plus the standard key command, for example, Cmd-Opt-Up Arrow. This moves handles by 1 space per press.

    • To move them upwards/downwards a moderate amount, press Shift plus the standard key command, for example, Shift-Opt-Up Arrow. This moves handles by 1/2 space per press.

    • To move them upwards/downwards a small amount, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift plus the standard key command, for example, Cmd-Shift-Opt-Up Arrow. This moves handles by 1/32 space per press.

    • Click and drag them upwards/downwards.

Result

The height of the selected ties is changed. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Note

  • To maintain a visually pleasing and symmetrical curve when changing the height of ties manually, you may need to move tie height handles to the right/left by a small amount, as well as upwards/downwards.

  • Moving tie height handles to the right/left affects the shape of the whole tie.