How Can I Tighten the Space Between Table Rows?

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How Can I Tighten the Space Between Table Rows?

I am trying to reproduce the resume I created in a different word processing application several years ago. I have created a table that lists all the work for a given employer with each row representing a different employer. I do want a little more space between text rows when I jump from one employer to the next (one row in the table to the next), but not as much as it is creating. Is there a way to tighten this?

I like the amount of space between lines within a row just as it is.

Martin

OS 10.9.5

Pages v. 5.2 (1860)

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), FCP 7, QuickTime Pro 7.6.6

Posted on Mar 31, 2015 12:26 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 31, 2015 4:19 PM in response to Martin Nelson

Reduce the Text Inset in the cells.

Peter

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Answer 2

Mar 31, 2015 5:16 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

That looks to be the idea, but adjusting the Text Inset is giving me inconsistent results from row to row. The first attached image shows the table (I've included grid lines here to help illustrate) with the default Text Inset of 4 for all cells.

Note the consistent spacing before and after each row. Here is the same document with a Text Inset of 0 on all cells:

Note the large gap between the first and second rows (OWN and Investigative etc.) and the extremely tight gap between the second row and third (Investigative etc. and CNBC). Then a big gap, a tight gap, two big gaps, a tight gap and a big in subsequent rows.

I keep looking to see if I have some sort of other inconsistent formatting going on, but I can't find one. All cells have the Text set (in the style tab) to "Align text to the top of a table cell."

Martin

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Answer 3

Mar 31, 2015 8:03 PM in response to Martin Nelson

Set the Line Spacing to Exactly, and check for stray returns/spaces and After Paragraph Spacing.

Peter

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Answer 4

Apr 1, 2015 10:18 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

Thanks for the help, Peter. It turns out, it wasn't Line Spacing, stray returns or spaces nor After Paragraph Spacing. But working through all those suggestions did help me find the problem. After reducing the Text Inset (Format panel>Text tab>Layout button) all the way down to 0.1, I then realized I just had to drag the resize on any fat row up to make the row smaller. Once everything was consistent, I adjusted Text Inset up to the desired spacing.

I think some injudicious copying and pasting inserted some undesired, hidden formatting. Your guidance ultimately did lead me to the solution.

Thanks,

Martin

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