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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

okay, thank you for this info,

would you be able to answer another question, or should i post it in a new post?
i want to remove all the overlaping stronk, to just have a stroke on the outside, how do i do that?

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Another way could be to use multiple fills and use a knockout group.

Use 3 fills; black, white and orange. No stroke

Use Effect > Path > Offset Path on these fills

01 off.png

Change the Opacity for the White fill to 0%

02 off.png

Select the last Opacity setting at the bottom and check the Knockout Group  option.

03 off.png

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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January 4, 2026

You have applied a fill and stroke to the character level.

You can try this:

Select the text with the regular selection tool (V)

Set the fill and stroke to None

Add a new fill and stroke in the Appearance  panel (and move the stroke below the fill).

Screenshot 2026-01-04 at 09.23.38.png

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hendy_5450Author
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January 4, 2026
any way to do this in indesign??
Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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January 4, 2026

InDesign has by default the stroke below the fill.

And if you still want to apply an Offset Path in Illustrator, use Effects > Path

Screenshot 2026-01-04 at 09.31.49.png

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