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Anonymous
August 25, 2010
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Change x location value(horizontalOffset)

  • August 25, 2010
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I need to change in x and y location values in indesign cs3.  Already i get horizontalOffset value. But i need change that value. pls reply anyone.

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tomaxxi
tomaxxi
Inspiring
August 25, 2010

Hey!

horizontalOffset is readonly value. Why you want to change it? Horizontal offset will change when you move text frame left/right.

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Jongware
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JongwareCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 25, 2010

Tomaxxi is correct -- I think you have only these options:

1. Move the entire frame. That will move all text in the frame (which is possibly what you meant to do anyway).

2. Insert a kern value before the character you want to move. Downsides are: this only works for -1000 to +1000, and these values are relative to 1/1000ths of the current point size, so it's not a "real distance". You'd have to move a bit, check using horizontalOffset where you are and adjust, until close enough. Another downside is you cannot use this for the first character on a line.

3. Moving just one character around: cut, paste in a text frame of its own, then see point 1 again.

4. Moving one line horizontally, leaving the rest of the text frame or paragraph the same: use an indent or a tab.

5. Any other way?

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Anonymous
August 25, 2010

Thanks jongware and Tomaxxi .

I want to move the selected textframe. So i decided to change a value of horizontaloffset.

Any other way to change this value or how to Move the frame (ex. 18 pt add to the x location value)? pls....

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