Can't figure out control vertical spacing of wording in Affinity Publisher 2 Mac

[AdamZD]

I'm going crazy and I don't know if it's since an update, but I can't seem to properly control the amount of space the lines of text shown here in the first attached image.

The only value that seems to have an impact is in Character/Positioning and Transformation/Leading Override. But putting a value seems to do nothing until it jumps to the way you see it in the second attached image. Shift it from 14pt to 12pt and you see how it shrinks right down. I thought there would be a value in Paragraph, but I couldn't find anything that would have an impact.

 

I feel like there's a fundamental I'm missing or I'm looking at the problem wrong.

Thanks. I'm using version 2.3.0 for the Mac.

Edited December 9, 2023 by AdamZD
clarification

[MikeTO]

Have you turned on baseline grid by mistake? Choose View > Baseline Grid and ensure "Use Baseline Grid" is deselected.

if it is, you should also check the Text Frame panel and ensure "Use Independent Baseline Grid" is deselected in the "Baseline Grid" section.

Cheers

[AdamZD]

CORRECTION to my reply.

While I don't havee View> BaseLine selected, it was turned on for the TextBox. Thanks @MikeTO