8Type Continuity: Applying Styles

Chapter 8 Objectives• Properly prepare text files for placing in

InDesign documents.

• Use the Pages panel.

• Use the Eyedropper tool to transfer attributes.

• Create paragraph and character styles.

• Place Snippets.

Review—true or false?• An object has to be on the top layer for

text wrap to work.

• You can override the text wrap function for individual items.

• You can suppress the text wrap when a layer is hidden.

• The name of an OpenType font ends with the extension “Pro.”

• Once the document is created, the bleed and slug options are permanent.

• Create a PDF in InDesign:– Cmd+E (Mac) or Ctrl+E (Win)>pdf

• Delete the InDesign preference files:– Quit InDesign.

– Hold Shift+Ctrl+Cmd+Opt (Mac) or Shift+Ctrl+Alt (Windows). Then relaunch InDesign

• A question will appear asking if you want to delete the preferences. Click Yes.

Power user tips

Keyboard Shortcuts Review– Text wrap panel

– Draw an object from the center– Preview mode– Correct ellipsis ( ; )– Create a new layer– Layers panel– Swatches panel

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Nameplate

Tagline

Sidebar

Pull quote

Kicker

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Standing head

Styles (1 of 2)

• Paragraph styles– Apply to an entire paragraph– (Remember, a paragraph is

defined by a return)

• Character styles– Apply to a word or letters

within a paragraph– Can be used in conjunction

with a paragraph style

Styles (2 of 2)

• Why use styles?– They create consistency from page to page

and designer to designer.

– They make global text editing possible.

– They save time.

– They can be brought in and transferred out to other documents.

Summary• A + sign appears when local formatting

has been applied.

• Strip out local formatting by clicking Shift+ Option or Shift+Alt with the style.

• Create styles for large jobs, use the Eyedropper tool for random jobs.

• Setting up a project with styles takes a little more “front end” time, but saves significant time during the production stage.