Font leading issue

[Giulia M]

I have a file that was previously an in design file that has set within it my paragraph leading to 14.4. When I transferred this file over, I have found that when I copy and paste text into the text frame it doubles the leading just for 14 and onwards. I've attached screenshots to show what I mean - is there a way to fix this? I don't want to only be able to type into the text frame directly. 

This first image is without having adjusted anything the leading is 14, font size 8:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This second image is when I paste in text - this text was simply copied from within affinity first, taken to a word document (I've tried notes, word and scrivener to see if it made a difference, it does not) and then pasted back into the text frame. The leading here is 12, font size 8.

The third image is when I increase the leading to 13 and above, it jumps to this large difference despite 12 leading being the image above and 14 being the very first image. 

 

[Old Bruce]

Hi and welcome to the forums @Giulia M,

Do you have "Use Baseline Grid" turned on in the Text Frames and / or is the Paragraph Style using "Align to Baseline Grid"?

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums @Giulia M.

I suspect that you have a Baseline Grid active, and it is forcing the behavior you see in your 3rd image to keep the text lined up with that grid.

View > Show Baseline Grid and View > Show Baseline Grid Manager may help. Also, as Old Bruce mentioned, you'll find some Baseline Grid settings in the Text Frame panel and/or in the Paragraph panel or in the Paragraph Text Style definition.