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supineNY
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January 13, 2026
Question

Paragraph rule set to specific length, regardless of width of text box?

  • January 13, 2026
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Hi

I need a paragraph style for the photo captions on my project that has a rule below that is exactly 2p wide, regardless of the width of the text box. If the photos were all the same size, i could make a "rule below" and have the 'Right Indent' be whatever it needs to be so that the rule is only 2p. But I have photos of various sizes, so this doesn't always work without some fiddling. I was wondering if there was some way to do this?
Thanks,
Kurt

 

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    FRIdNGE
    FRIdNGE
    January 13, 2026

    Easy as usual! Use a simple para rule below with an adhoc stroke style! No more!  😉

     

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    (^/)  The Jedi

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    supineNYAuthor
    Inspiring
    January 14, 2026

    Forgive me if I'm being thick, but i don't get how this works. Does the stroke style somehow produce a stroke of the same length? Could you provide more details about how you set this up?

    FRIdNGE
    FRIdNGE
    January 14, 2026

    Basically:

     

    1/ Create a specific "Stroke Style"

     

    The trick is to create a very big "Pattern Length" (e.g. 1000 mm) with the right "Length" (20 mm) and "Corners" as "None".

     

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    2/ Create the "Caption" Para Style "Para Rule"

     

    Now you just need to create your "Para Rule Below" with the right settings.

     

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    As already written, this trick I've given years ago is totally simple to play.

     

    (^/)

    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 13, 2026

    Make a table below and set the cell width to your value.

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    supineNYAuthor
    Inspiring
    January 13, 2026

    interesting idea...so to make that part of a style sheet...would it be some kind of script or grep thing? 

     

    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 13, 2026

    Tablestyle with cell styles.

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