Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to change leading back to its default in Adobe InDesign:
- To revert text leading to its default setting, go to the right-side menu and click the 'Paragraph Style' icon.
- Once the panel opens, click the 'a+' icon (Style Override Highlighter) to highlight the text or paragraph where leading was applied.
- Text or paragraph with leading will be highlighted, and you will also see the leading value being used (InDesign’s default is Auto).
- Click the inverted 'P+' icon at the bottom of the Paragraph Style panel to clear paragraph overrides, including leading.
- The text or paragraph will return to their original spacing as the leading resets to Auto (default).



