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.
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Graphic Editing
is selected in the Engrave toolbox. -
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.
- In Engrave mode, select the tie height (middle) handle of the ties whose height you want to change.
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Move the handles in any of the following ways:
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To move them upwards/downwards a standard amount, press Alt/Opt plus the corresponding arrow key. For example, press Alt/Opt-Up Arrow to move handles upwards. This moves handles by 1/8 space per press.
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To move them upwards/downwards a large amount, press Ctrl/Cmd plus the standard key command; for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Up Arrow. This moves handles by 1 space per press.
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To move them upwards/downwards a moderate amount, press Shift plus the standard key command; for example, Shift-Alt/Opt-Up Arrow. This moves handles by 1/2 space per press.
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To move them upwards/downwards a small amount, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift plus the standard key command; for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Up Arrow. This moves handles by 1/32 space per press.
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Click and drag them upwards/downwards.
TipTo constrain movement either horizontally or vertically, start dragging, then press and hold Shift.
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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.
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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.
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Moving tie height handles to the right/left affects the shape of the whole tie.