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jp91306
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Oct 9, 2025 3:31 PM UTC
Question

"Border Art" for frames - Source for Additions styles ???

I have been a PS user for years, but am just now beginning to use InDesign.

 

I may be so new at this application that I might get this question posted wrong, but I will try.

 

My first real project is to convert an existing in-house newsletter from MS Publisher, to InDesign.

For the most part this has gone well.

The older publication has used "border art" for the boxes/frames that contain text and/or artwork. Publisher offers a wide range of style options for those. 

 

InDesign does offer a few, and they are modifiiable to some extent...but there doesn't seem to be any path to adding actual "art" or other styles..... (hearts, flowers, etc. ...new or different styles).

 

I suppose my question is...have there been any "packs" or other additional sources created, that would give users more choices?  Is there some process inside of the application for doing this ?

 

 

2 replies

Willi Adelberger
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 9, 2025 4:03 PM UTC

There are some fun styles hidden. For example, name strokes wow, feet, lights, or with a stroke with parallel lines give it the name rainbow. 

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Mike Witherell
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 9, 2025 3:36 PM UTC

Hi JP,

No, InDesign does not approach it this way. If you want decorative art, you build it in either Illustrator or Photoshop and afterwards you File > Place that decorative border art into an InDesign document.

 

Also, and this is lame, but there is this:

https://creativepro.com/easter-egg-stroke-styles/

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Mike Witherell