Posts Tagged with ‘Strokes’

Building an Org Chart or Flowchart in InDesign, Part 3

October 21 2011 • 2:52 AM

In part 3 of the series, David shows how to draw lines and re-align elements in the chart.

Fun with the MakeGrid script

July 15 2010 • 2:53 PM

Keith wastes way too much time playing with the handy MakeGrid script that’s included with InDesign CS3 and later.

Underline Every Line of a Paragraph, All the Way to the Edges

August 10 2009 • 9:19 AM

It’s not hard to make custom underlines, but what if you want them to extend to the edge of the frame?

Drawing a Good Callout Line for Illustrations

January 29 2009 • 1:57 PM

Need to draw a black line over a dark image? David shows one quick and easy method that works every time.

Photographic Frames and Mattes

January 27 2009 • 9:32 AM

David goes crazy with putting frames around pictures… and comes up with some interesting results!

How to Inset a Stroke Partially Inside a Frame

January 18 2009 • 6:45 AM

Strokes don’t always have to sit right along the edge of a frame. You can get some very cool effects by insetting it inside (or outside) the frame!

Easter Egg Stroke Styles

November 14 2008 • 4:47 PM

Hey, it’s Friday. Time for a little fun easter egg involving stroke styles (including one brand new one in CS4).

Adjusting Stroke Joins around Text in CS4

October 29 2008 • 2:59 PM

Stroking text has become a tiny bit more powerful in CS4