# C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.FontMetric.ExternalLeading

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<h1 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_FontMetric_ExternalLeading" data-uid="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.FontMetric.ExternalLeading" class="text-break">ExternalLeading Field
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<div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Specifies the amount of extra leading (space) that the application
adds between rows. Since this area is outside the font, it contains
no marks and is not altered by text output calls in either OPAQUE or
TRANSPARENT mode. The designer may set this member to zero.</p>
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<h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi.html">C1.Framework.Drawing.Gdi</a></h6>
<h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: C1.Win.C1Input.4.8.dll</h6>
<h5 id="C1_Framework_Drawing_Gdi_FontMetric_ExternalLeading_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public int ExternalLeading</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public ExternalLeading As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td>Specifies the amount of extra leading (space) that the application adds between rows. Since this area is outside the font, it contains no marks and is not altered by text output calls in either OPAQUE or TRANSPARENT mode. The designer may set this member to zero.</td>
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