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par1sons
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February 8, 2011
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Can you 'offset path' in Indesign

  • February 8, 2011
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Quick one

Can you off set path in Indesign, if so how??

Cheers

Andy

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    Correct answer Eugene Tyson

    Well it's not offsetting as such in illustrator

    But in the top bar (the control bar)

    When you select your frame set the Proxy on the left (the square shape with 8 squares around and 1 inside it) set the black square in the middle.

    In the Width/Height information (make sure the link button is on (to the right of it) and type in 3mm and hold down alt and press enter

    That will duplicate the frame you have - effectively offsetting it.

    You can then group them - does that do what you need?

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    denni2579
    Known Participant
    June 13, 2020

    Thank you for the correct way to get 'offset paths' ..  I wish things were a bit more consistent and we have the same options throughout all the software. 

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    Laubender
    Brainiac
    May 15, 2020

    Hi anssikumpula,

    as with all settings for items you like to change the default behavior:

     

    Do it for new frames you draw with your active document when nothing is selected.

    Do it for new documents when no document is open.

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

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      anssik_
      Known Participant
      May 29, 2020

      Of course, silly me! Thanks Uwe!

      Peter Spier
      Peter Spier
      Adobe Expert
      February 8, 2011

      I usually set the stroke to align to inside on border. That lets me accuratly size and position them. Is that what you have in mind?

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      par1sonsAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      February 8, 2011

      Yeah thats how i have been doing my borders. I set my defaults so my stroke always strokes to the outside. Its very handy and quick. The offset path is a great tool when constructing detailed shapes etc, i will leave that to illustrator

      casinclaire
      casinclaire
      Inspiring
      August 11, 2021

      This thread is 9 years old. You don’t need two frames to offset a stroke, it can be done via a custom Stroke Style applied to the single frame:

       


      Thanks so much for posting this! I was scouring the forums, etc., looking for an easy, if manual, way to do this, but your update to the thread is exactly what I needed.  Much appreciated!

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      Eugene Tyson
      Adobe Expert
      February 8, 2011

      No it's not illustrator.

      What are you trying to do? There may be another way to achieve what you want.

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      par1sonsAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      February 8, 2011

      When i normally build adverts with borders in Illustrator, i 'offset path' my borders for accurarcy and its far easier to zero X and Y. Sloppy artist using Illustrator for ad building use the strokes to create borders which are NEVER the correct size and NEVER zero to X and Y.

      I real want to change to Indesign but i can see limitation for the type of work i create.

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      Eugene TysonCorrect answer
      Adobe Expert
      February 8, 2011

      Well it's not offsetting as such in illustrator

      But in the top bar (the control bar)

      When you select your frame set the Proxy on the left (the square shape with 8 squares around and 1 inside it) set the black square in the middle.

      In the Width/Height information (make sure the link button is on (to the right of it) and type in 3mm and hold down alt and press enter

      That will duplicate the frame you have - effectively offsetting it.

      You can then group them - does that do what you need?

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