Adobe InDesign Using Paragraph and Character Styles Questions and Answers

Question 1

While reviewing a document, a designer notices a plus sign (+) next to the 'Body Text' style name in the Paragraph Styles panel for a selected paragraph. What does this symbol indicate?

Accepted Answer

The paragraph has local formatting that deviates from the applied style definition.

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The style is new and has not yet been saved to the CC Library.

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The style has a 'Next Style' property defined.

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The style is linked to an external CSS file for web export.

Question 2

You are formatting a script where every 'Character Name' paragraph is immediately followed by a 'Dialogue' paragraph. To speed up workflow, you want InDesign to automatically apply the 'Dialogue' style after you press Enter/Return at the end of a 'Character Name' paragraph. Which setting in the 'Character Name' paragraph style's options should you configure?

Accepted Answer

Next Style

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GREP Style

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Nested Style

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Keep Options

Question 3

A designer is creating a set of styles for a company report. They have a primary style called 'Body'. They need to create a new style called 'Body Indented' that is identical to 'Body' but with a first-line indent. To ensure that any future changes to the 'Body' style's font or size also update 'Body Indented', what is the most efficient method?

Accepted Answer

Create a new style named 'Body Indented', set its 'Based On' option to 'Body', and then add the first-line indent.

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Create a new style named 'Body Indented', manually set all attributes to match 'Body', then add the indent.

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Copy and paste text styled with 'Body', apply the indent, then create a new style from the selection.

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Create a Character Style for the indent and apply it manually to the first line of relevant paragraphs.

Question 4

You are starting a new project that must adhere to the branding guidelines established in a previously completed InDesign document. What is the most direct way to import all paragraph and character styles from the old document into your new one?

Accepted Answer

Use the 'Load All Text Styles' command from the Paragraph Styles panel menu.

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Open both documents and drag the styles from one panel to the other.

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Export the styles to an IDML file and then import them into the new document.

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Copy and paste a page from the old document into the new one.

Question 5

After applying a paragraph style called 'Subhead' to all subheadings, a designer decides to increase the font size of one subheading manually. They like the new size and want to update all other instances of the 'Subhead' style to match this change. What is the most efficient command to accomplish this?

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Redefine Style

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Break Link to Style

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Clear Overrides

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New Paragraph Style

Question 6

A designer needs to quickly apply a character style named 'Emphasis' to several non-contiguous words throughout a long article. Instead of repeatedly selecting text and clicking the style name in the panel, which feature allows the user to type the style name to find and apply it rapidly?

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Quick Apply

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Find/Change

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Eyedropper Tool

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Text Variables