The Process Manual

4. Click OK and your style will be added to the palette. 5. Continue to add styles until you have created all the styles you need. To apply a type style to text: 1. Type the text to which you will be applying your style. At this point, it does not matter what font or other type specifications this text has. 2. If you are using Character Styles, use the Type tool to click, hold and drag across your text to select it.

3. Click on the name of the style you wish to apply in the Character Styles palette. The selected text will change to reflect the application of the style. 4. If you have specified Paragraph Styles, click with the Type tool in the text frame that contains the text you want to format. 5. Select the Paragraph Style you want to apply. The paragraph you have clicked in will change to the selected style. TEXT EFFECTS IN INDESIGN One of the features that has made InDesign such a popular program is the control it gives users when it comes to type. Following are some of the most popular type effects. Drop cap A drop cap is a large initial letter that leads into a paragraph. To create a drop cap: 1. With the Type tool, click in the paragraph in which you want to create the drop cap. 2. Open the Paragraph palette if it is not already open (Type > Paragraph). 3. In the Drop Cap field, enter the number of lines you want wrapped around your drop cap. The drop cap will be applied. 4. To take off a drop cap, set the number in the Drop Cap field back to one. You can also set a drop cap to apply to more than one character. With the drop cap applied, enter the number of letters you want to drop in the Number of Characters field.

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