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September 8, 2024
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Inconsistent Paragraph Styles Across Pages in InDesign

  • September 8, 2024
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Why are my paraphraph stlyes not working as it should be.

The first page is working right, but not the rest.

See video.

 

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Correct answer Dave Creamer of IDEAS
My master page is set as a two column layout already, no?
and how do I use the span feature?

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Your parent page is set to two columns and the text frame on the parent page is two columns. (You only have a text frame on the left parent page, not the right.)

 

The problem is you are not using the parent text frame--you have a single-column frame directly on top of it. 

 

I would:

Remove the overrides from my paragraph styles.

Cut the text from the existing text frames.

Delete (DON'T CUT) the existing single-column frames.

Paste the text into the text frame placed by the parent. (Remember, it only on the left page.)

 

Do all your clean up on a copy of the file, not your only copy.

 

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Stephanie24157543crqg
Participating Frequently
December 20, 2024

The second column of one page will not format my set paragraph style correctly. There is too much space between the sentences. In the screen shot you can see that the master pages are the same for all pages. I double checked and there is no charactar style applied.

 

How can I fix this? So frustrating.

Stephanie24157543crqg
Participating Frequently
December 20, 2024

I have even copied and pasted the text in a text editor as well as Word and copied it back over (cmd + shift + v) but the extra spacing still exists even though the same style applied as to the text with proper spacing.

Scott Falkner
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 8, 2024

It would help to see more of what is going on. Show frame edges and show hidden characters

Known Participant
September 9, 2024
paragraph_styles.mp4
Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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September 9, 2024

Your column show an "end of flow" marker which means the two text frames are not threaded. 

Go to View>Extras>Show Text Threads and select a frame with the Selection tool to see how they are connected.

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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Community Expert
September 8, 2024

Is there a "+" sign after your paragraph style on the other pages?

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
Robert at ID-Tasker
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September 8, 2024
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Is there a "+" sign after your paragraph style on the other pages?

 

By @Dave Creamer of IDEAS

 

No, when OP applies style to the text on the 2nd page - it jumps to a TextFrame on the 3rd page. 

 

But it looks like it jumps to the next TextFrame - rather than TF on the Next Page. 

 

Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
September 8, 2024

You would have to show us frame edges - but I suspect Keep Options / Start Paragraph - Next Text Frame option in the ParaStyle definition.

 

Known Participant
September 8, 2024
I checked multiple times.
It's on 'next column, not sure why it's not behaving.

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