Cant use paragraph style after spilitting text with the "red plus" button.

[danezeq]

Why does this happen? 😞

[John Mensinger]

It doesn't . . . or shouldn't. A paragraph style applies to a paragraph regardless of whether it breaks across frames, columns, pages, etc.

What do you mean by "can't use..."? What happens when you try?

"Why does this happen?"

Why does what happen?

[Barb Binder]

More details on exactly what happens and before/after screen shots with hidden characters visible would be helpful.

~Barb

[Laubender]

Hi together,

my guess is this:

A text frame is selected and the OP cannot apply a paragraph style to the text frame's text.

Reason: Text frame is threaded to another one.

Here comes the why:
Because 20 years ago some developers thought it was OK to do it this way.

Seriously: I cannot know. Only follow assumptions.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Barb Binder]

That seems like a excellent guess, Uwe.

So Danezeq, you can assign a paragraph style by selecting one unthreaded frame with the Selection tool and clicking on a paragraph style in the Styles panel. This does not work for threaded frames.

Instead, click once on a paragraph with the Type tool—or highlight multiple paragraphs—and then assign the paragraph style.

~Barb

[danezeq]

Thanks for all your answers!

Highlighting the text itself did the trick.

For some reason it won't get paragrapgh style if i assign it to the whole text frame.

[Barb Binder]

That's just how InDesign works. Glad you are back on track.

~Barb

[Laubender]

Solution: Select the text inside the threaded text frame and apply the paragraph style.

Or insert the text cursor and do Select All to select all text of all threaded text frames, all text of the story, and apply a paragraph style.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )