Posts Tagged with ‘Styles’

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

Did you ever want a list of a document’s paragraph styles where each style name appears in the style’s formatting? Here’s a script that does just that, along with some general tips on copying and pasting script code.

Using direct formatting with auto-numbered lists can change the appearance of the automatic numerals in some surprising (and obscure) ways. Learn how to avoid this problem here.

A seemingly small, yet incredibly powerful feature, that InDesign contains is the ability to base Styles (Table, Cell, Object, Paragraph, Character) on existing Styles. You can even base Master Pages on other Master Pages… The reason that I personally like this feature so much, is that it allows you to re-use existing publication templates and very quickly alter the designs.

Check out this amazing resource of free InDesign templates, styles, and libraries!

Having trouble making sense of how Paragraph, Character, Object, Table and Cell styles function and interact in InDesign? This may help!

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.

Here are few suggestions to help you format lots of prices in your next layout.

So you think you have your entire layout finished, but along comes your client and demands that you make the font slightly smaller or larger everywhere. If only you could change one style and have everything update…

Synchronizing your styles across an excellent is a great way to keep your book consistent, but what happens if you want to rename your styles?