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Andrew Mikelsons
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October 21, 2023
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Question on Using Paragraph Styles

  • October 21, 2023
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How do I create a Heading style that I can apply to any heading in my document? 

 

I somehow created a Heading 1+ style for a heading. Now I want to apply Heading 1+ to my other headings. But when I highlight another heading I don't see the Heading 1+ to apply to a second heading. If I highlight the heading with the Heading 1+ formatting, I can change it back to Heading 1 style; that option is not availabe in the pull down list. 

 

If I highlight the Heading 1+ heading I see this (no Heading 1):

 

 

If I highlight the Heading 1 heading I see this (no Heading 1+):

 

 

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Hi Andrew:

 

When you open InDesign, you will be presented with the welcome screen, shown above. Click the Learn button (oulined above in orange) to get to the videos.

 

If InDesign is already open, click the House-shaped button under the File menu to return to the welcome screen. Another option to access the free videos is Window > Learn. (Both of these are shown below.)

 

 

~Barb

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Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 22, 2023

Hi Andrew:

 

You can click on the Learn button on the welcome screen to access quite a few free videos/tutorials. If you get through all of these, there are more available online—just click the button at the very bottom of this page. 

 

~Barb

 

 

 

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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Andrew MikelsonsAuthor
Inspiring
October 22, 2023

Barb, I don't know where the welcome screen is. Will you please provide a link?

 

When you say "f you get through all of these, there are more available online—just click the button at the very bottom of this page" which page are you talking about? Will you please provide a link?

 

Thanks

Andrew MikelsonsAndy Fairchild Publishing Inc.
Willi Adelberger
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Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
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October 22, 2023

You have in InDesign a Help menu. There is also a link to the user manual. It is important to read it once to get the basics. 

James Gifford—NitroPress
James Gifford—NitroPress
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October 21, 2023

How do I create a Heading style that I can apply to any heading in my document

 

Andrew, not to discourage you in any way, but all these questions are extremely basic aspects of using ID. Asking "How do I do [this one thing]" is not a good way to learn the app or gain the skills you need to use it. You will get answers here (we collectively try to help on all levels), but it's not going to add up to a comprehensive knowledge of how these things work.

 

I'd really, really pause your project long enough to work through several basic tutorials or "getting started" videos that will introduce ID's features in a comprehensive, sensible way. You are never going to get a book-length project to completion one nit of advice at a time. 🙂

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Andrew MikelsonsAuthor
Inspiring
October 21, 2023

Where do I find the ...

several basic tutorials or "getting started" videos.

 

Would you be able to provide some links?

Andrew MikelsonsAndy Fairchild Publishing Inc.
Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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October 21, 2023

Hi @Andrew Mikelsons:

 

Again, it's best to stick with one topic in a post—each unrelated question should be added to a new post. I moved this question to a new thread.

 

The style is called Heading1 and you can assign it to as many paragraphs as you like. 

 

When a + appears after the style name, that indicates that you have changed the style—introducing overrides—and it no longer conforms to the style definition. If you hover over a paragraph style that has a plus next to it, you can see all the things you have changed about it in the yellow box.

If you like the changes—and it sounds like you do—you need to right click Heading1+ in the Paragraph styles panel > Redefine Style. This incorporates those changes into the style definition, and all paragraphs that are using the Heading1 style will be updated automatically. 

 

See https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/paragraph-character-styles.html.

 

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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    Andrew MikelsonsAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 21, 2023

    Wonderfully helpful. Amazing what a little + sign can do. Also thanks for the link to helpx. That will be very useful. 

    Andrew MikelsonsAndy Fairchild Publishing Inc.
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