Line spacing increased by superscript numbers for footnotes

in Indesign I am designing a book - at the end of most paragraphs there is a superscript footnote number. The last line of each paragraph has a larger space than the bodytext space or leading. It looks a bit odd - is there a way to override this - I understand that it is creating the same space from the top of the superscript number to the bottom of the line above but it looks wrong. Can anyone help please?

1. Define in your paragraph style (you should only work with Paragraph Style) a fixed leading (instead of "Auto")
2. And/Or go to
Mac: InDesign > Preferences
Win: Edit > Preferences
In type activate "Apply Leading to Entire Paragraphs"
Redommendation: Set up you footnote numbers with Character Styles.

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I'm using CS4 and am brand new with the program. I did search the forum but the only related responses didn't say how to apply it to the number within the footnote box, only the number in the body of the text.

I was going to say it was fairly easy but actually turned out to be super-easy!
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... and all that's left for Point #6 is to click OK to close the Paragraph definition.
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Hi vnessar
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