Posts Tagged with ‘character styles’

Import Word Files into InDesign, Remove Local Formatting but Keep Italics and Bold

February 1 2012 • 10:11 AM

This is a workflow I use almost everytime I import a Word file that someone sends me. Every InDesign user should know this.

Importing Word Styles Only

May 10 2011 • 9:03 AM

Use this quick workaround to import Word styles into an InDesign document. (Yes, sometimes that’s what you want to do.)

Creating a Character or Paragraph Style Report

January 9 2011 • 8:01 PM

Need a list of all text formatting for your colleagues, boss, or client?

An interesting use for Style Groups

April 5 2010 • 1:16 PM

Style Groups, introduced in InDesign CS3, are sometimes used to keep Styles panels organized. But a client showed me another clever use for style groups last week.

Converting Nested Styles into Local Character Styles

April 17 2009 • 12:19 AM

Need to convert nested style formatting into “real” character style formatting? This quick workaround can help!

Clear the Color in a Character Style Back to Ignore

March 4 2009 • 2:19 PM

What do you do when you want to remove the color from a character style definition? It’s easy to do, once you know the trick.

When Character Styles Collide

December 10 2008 • 8:49 PM

One paragraph style can apply a whole bunch of character styles to the same range of text. But how do you know which one will prevail when there’s a conflict?