Add margins to text and adjust the first baseline

Select an area-type object using the Selection tool.

Select Type > Area Type Options.

In the Area Type Options dialog box, enter a value in the Inset Spacing field to define the margin between the text and the bounding box.

In the Offset section, select an option from the First Baseline dropdown:

• Ascent: Aligns the top of lowercase letters to the top of the object.
• Cap Height: Aligns uppercase letters to the top.
• Leading: Uses the text's leading value as the offset.
• x Height: Aligns the top of lowercase x to the top.
• Em Box Height: Uses the font's em box height.
• Fixed: Lets you specify a custom offset value.
• Legacy: Uses Illustrator 10 or earlier alignment defaults.

Select Fixed and enter a value in the Min field to specify the exact distance from the top of the object.

Select OK to apply the changes.