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August 14, 2024
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How to create a charachter style with a border around each side of the text in InDesign?

  • August 14, 2024
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Is there a way to create a charachter stle with a border around each side of the text?

 

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Willi Adelberger
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August 14, 2024

Write the single word in its own frame, use either the frame border or a paragraph frame, cut or copy the frame into the clipboard and paste it as anchored frame into the text. 

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August 14, 2024
I want it to be a character style to use many times in paragraphs...
Doesn't seem like what you suggested would work.

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Willi Adelberger
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August 14, 2024

Why shoul it not work? Of course, you can use it easy several times. Create an Object Style which will define the text frame frame how it is anchored, and it will iclude the paragraph style and manymore.

Peter Kahrel
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August 14, 2024

You can place the word in a text frame and place it as an anchor.

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August 14, 2024

Hi @devorah_9121 ,

is this for printed material only?

Then you could follow @jmlevy . If it is for a PDF or HTML export (also Publish online) where text should be copyable or a machine should read it, then an additional character should not be set.

 

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Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

jmlevy
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August 14, 2024
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August 14, 2024
But I want to apply just to a single text word.

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jmlevy
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August 14, 2024

A single word inside a paragraph? You can use the “pipe” character.