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dw54087086
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September 10, 2018
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How to apply Character Style to new text block?

  • September 10, 2018
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I've tried the obvious intuitive way: click the text block and then click the Character Style from the Assets panel. Does nothing. I've also tried selecting all the text then clicking the Character Style from the Assets panel. Also nothing.

Am I missing something here?

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    Correct answer dw54087086

    I had already seen that video. I watched it again. It didn't help.

    I did, however, figure it out. In the assets panel it was using "list view" by default. The videos I've seen all use "grid view". I assumed this would make no difference since they're after all just "views". But, after switching to grid view, I can now do what I was describing in the OP. When I switch back to list view it doesn't work.

    This seems to be a bug since I can't imagine this being intended behavior.

    2 replies

    Participant
    July 16, 2021

    If the text is grouped it won't apply the character style

    Preran
    Legend
    September 11, 2018

    Can you try the process in Color & Character Styles Adobe XD Tutorial - YouTube​ and let us know if it helped?

    dw54087086
    dw54087086AuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    September 12, 2018

    I had already seen that video. I watched it again. It didn't help.

    I did, however, figure it out. In the assets panel it was using "list view" by default. The videos I've seen all use "grid view". I assumed this would make no difference since they're after all just "views". But, after switching to grid view, I can now do what I was describing in the OP. When I switch back to list view it doesn't work.

    This seems to be a bug since I can't imagine this being intended behavior.

    elainecc
    Participating Frequently
    September 12, 2018

    The hit area is a little smaller in list view, though it's something we're looking at changing. You can click on the character style's preview (not the text) to apply it while in list view.

    -Elaine