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Anonymous
July 13, 2022
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The only style of text in indesign is that it is not bold and italic.

  • July 13, 2022
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I have a question like this; When I write an external text on the indesign page, it automatically makes the bold and italics in the text in a single way. For example; I'm writing an article using Adobe Garamond Pro font, the word lion is italic, the word tiger is bold. When I choose the font when I throw the text, it automatically makes them all the same style. I am a journalist. I urgently need to fix this problem. Emergency aid.

In CS6 this was not a problem. It was choosing the font, bold and italics were automatic.

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Correct answer SJRiegel

You want to change the font, but keep the special styling?  

If so, see if this pair of scripts does what you need. (It creates and applies character styles to formatted text within a paragraph)

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Anonymous
July 13, 2022

I think I could explain.

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SJRiegelCorrect answer
Legend
July 13, 2022

You want to change the font, but keep the special styling?  

If so, see if this pair of scripts does what you need. (It creates and applies character styles to formatted text within a paragraph)

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Anonymous
July 13, 2022

I guess I didn't explain. I will try to make a video and explain. Thank you for your interest.

jmlevy
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jmlevyCommunity Expert
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July 13, 2022

Do you want to get your text with bold and italics or do you want to avoid this?

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SJRiegel
Legend
July 13, 2022

If I am understanding you correctly, certain words are being made bold or italic as you type, and you want this to happen? 

If so, that is probably  done with GREP styles set within your paragraph style. 

When you apply the paragraph style with these settings to your text, the character styles will automatically apply to the chosen words within the paragraphs. 

 

Jeff Witchel, ACI
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Jeff Witchel, ACICommunity Expert
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July 13, 2022

I highly recommend you read the following book by Michael Murphy about Styles in InDesign: https://www.amazon.com/Adobe-InDesign-CS4-Styles-Layouts/dp/032160606X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34AJ407Z6VH2T&keywords=Adobe+InDesign+CS4+Styles&qid=1657715444&sprefix=adobe+indesign+cs4+styles%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1

It's an old book, but Styles still work the aame way.

    m1b
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    m1bCommunity Expert
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    July 13, 2022

    Hi @22345654, I don't understand what your exact problem is. Could you explain a bit more? For example, what does 'throw the text' mean? I just did a test, writing in a paragraph of Adobe Garamond Pro and (on my system) pressed command-shift-B and it made text bold correctly and command-shift-italic and it was italic correctly. Some fonts are not mapped correctly to their bold and italic counterparts, but Adobe Garamond Pro seems to be working as I expect it to.

    - Mark

      Willi Adelberger
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      Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 13, 2022

      Do you have a character style selected before you use the text tool?

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        Anonymous
        July 13, 2022

        Yes. I get a text from the desktop (bold and italics in the text) and I want to choose any font. When I select it, the text style of the text automatically changes with the current font.

        Willi Adelberger
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        Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        July 13, 2022

        Don't use character styles in the beginning. Work with Paragraph Styles. Apply character styles for exceptions. 

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