How to add continue symbols in text

Morgan Waage

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    • September 26, 2017 at 12:24 am #98350
      Morgan Waage
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      How do I add symbols in the text to signify that the article continues on the next page? Symbols like arrows, triangles and others?
      I want a triangle at the end of each page and a square at the end of the whole article.
      Anyone know what these symbols are called? I don’t even know what to search for.

    • September 26, 2017 at 12:55 am #98351
      Barry Monks
      Participant

      Well, I suppose you could make your own graphics and insert them. Trouble is they will ‘flow’ with the text and may end up in the wrong place. Probably best to simply place them on the page. Alternatively just use something like (continued . . . and . . . continued)

    • September 26, 2017 at 1:07 am #98352
      Graham Park
      Member

      Do you mean jump lines?
      Try this
      https://creativepro.com/how-to-add-automatic-jump-lines.php

    • September 26, 2017 at 3:45 am #98353
      Morgan Waage
      Member

      Thanks.
      I tried placing a rectangle of 2x2mm at the end of the article but when I changed the text the rectangle was no longer at the end of the text.
      Wish InDesign had something more dynamic for this.

    • September 26, 2017 at 3:48 am #98354
      Graham Park
      Member

      Well you have to get creative and GREP it.
      https://creativepro.com/almost-automatic-end-marks.php

    • September 26, 2017 at 4:29 am #98355
      Morgan Waage
      Member

      That could work. For the end mark at least. But for some reason I can’t move the square left or right. The tracking doesn’t seem to work.

    • September 26, 2017 at 5:05 am #98356
      Graham Park
      Member

      If you want the square dot to be aligned with the right had margin of your text.
      Set a TAB then the ‘n’ character at the end of the story.

      In your Paragraph style add a right aligned tab to the width of the column this will push the last character to the right.

      The add a GREP to find the last character of the story

      .\z

      Apply the Dingbat character format to this.

      Or if you want to add a certain amount of space then create as above but with a space before the ‘n’ which will become the square dot.
      Then GREP the last two characters
      .{2}\z

      Apply the Dingbat character format. You can edit this format and add tracking to it to move the dot to the right.

      This will work but you might have an issue if the last line is very tight on space.

    • September 26, 2017 at 11:41 pm #98379
      Morgan Waage
      Member

      That worked. Thanks!

    • June 22, 2018 at 4:10 am #104479
      Hans-Ole Nielsen
      Participant

      Hello!!!
      I would like to know if there is a possibility to AUTOMATICALLY ADD the end mark with a paragraph style, without typing it

    • June 22, 2018 at 4:32 am #104480
      Graham Park
      Member

      This will do it, but not with a paragraph style.
      https://creativepro.com/almost-automatic-end-marks.php

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