Putting Headings in Rounded Rectangle Background “Frames”
By: David Blatner
October 1 2011 • 6:50 AM
You want a heading in a rounded-corner rectangle, but you don’t want them in a separate frame. Can do!
Building an Org Chart or Flowchart in InDesign, Part 1
By: David Blatner
September 7 2010 • 12:34 PM
You can make a great-looking flowchart in InDesign if you know what features to use
CS4 Treats Rounded Corner Objects Differently
By: David Blatner
April 13 2009 • 8:02 AM
A popular (but mysterious) trick for making a rounded corner square again stops working in CS4! But as always, there’s a workaround.
Making Snowflakes with InDesign
By: David Blatner
December 29 2008 • 5:17 PM
InDesign isn’t as good an illustration tool as Adobe Illustrator, of course, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with its drawing tools!
How do I do that?
By: James Fritz
December 3 2008 • 8:31 PM
A friendly Q & A with a variety of commonly asked InDesign questions.
Make One (or more) Round Corners on an InDesign Frame
By: David Blatner
March 7 2007 • 5:03 PM
James wrote: Is it possible to create a box (with a rule) and only round one of the corners? This would be cool for my ad designs, but I can’t solve it!
James, you’re in luck. While InDesign’s Corner Effects feature cannot round a single corner, InDesign ships with a script that can do it for you. The script — called CornerEffects.jsx — isn’t installed by itself, so you need to grab it from the install discs, or download it as part of the sample scripts at…