Adobe InDesign Using Paragraph and Character Styles 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is a nested style in InDesign?
- A paragraph style stored inside a folder
- A character style applied automatically within a paragraph based on rules (Correct answer)
- A style copied from another document
- A style that cannot be edited
Correct answer: A character style applied automatically within a paragraph based on rules
A nested style applies a character style to part of a paragraph automatically based on defined boundaries.
Question 2: Where do you define a nested style?
- In the Character Styles panel options
- In the paragraph style's Drop Caps and Nested Styles section (Correct answer)
- In the Layers panel
- In the Swatches panel
Correct answer: In the paragraph style's Drop Caps and Nested Styles section
Nested styles are configured in the paragraph style options under Drop Caps and Nested Styles.
Question 3: Which delimiter is commonly used to end a nested style's range?
- A tab or em space character (Correct answer)
- The end of the document
- A new page
- A color swatch
Correct answer: A tab or em space character
Nested styles often end at a delimiter like a tab, em space, or specific character count.
Question 4: What does a GREP style do within a paragraph style?
- Applies a character style to text matching a pattern (Correct answer)
- Exports text to a CSV
- Translates the text
- Locks the paragraph
Correct answer: Applies a character style to text matching a pattern
A GREP style automatically applies a character style to any text matching a GREP expression.
Question 5: Why might you set the 'Based On' field of a character style to [None]?
- To make it independent so it only contains the attributes you explicitly set (Correct answer)
- To delete the style
- To make it the default
- To prevent it from being applied
Correct answer: To make it independent so it only contains the attributes you explicitly set
Setting Based On to [None] keeps the character style minimal, affecting only the attributes you define.
Question 6: What is the advantage of a character style that defines only a color and leaves font as ignored?
- It forces a specific font on all text
- It changes only the color while preserving the underlying font (Correct answer)
- It removes the paragraph style
- It hides the text
Correct answer: It changes only the color while preserving the underlying font
Leaving attributes unset means the character style only changes what is specified, keeping other formatting.
Question 7: In a nested style, what does 'through' versus 'up to' control?
- The font size
- Whether the delimiter character is included in the styled range (Correct answer)
- The text color
- The paragraph alignment
Correct answer: Whether the delimiter character is included in the styled range
'Through' includes the delimiter in the styled text, while 'up to' stops just before it.
Adobe InDesign Using Paragraph and Character Styles 3
What is a nested style in InDesign?