How to Add Padding, Background, and Rounded Borders to Text

[toolman123]

Hi there,

Is it possible to add padding, background and rounded borders to text automatically?

Something like this:

The above image was done with a shape behind text, but wondered if it can be done with just a text box?

Thanks

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[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Sure. Select the text frame and add the background color as for any other frame.

Use Type > Text Frame Options to adjust the vertical justification—I chose Center—and adjust the corners with Object > Corner Options. (Or play with the little yellow square under the outport—it does the same thing.)

~Barb

[toolman123]

Thank you 🙂

I now have this:

Is there an easy way to vertically center the text inside it's box with the background?

Thanks

[Eugene Tyson]

Yes that will happen - you need to go to the Text Frame Options

As pointed out already - use Object Styles

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/indesign/user-guide.html/ie/indesign/using/object-styles.ug.html#object_s...

[Barb Binder]

"Use Type > Text Frame Options to adjust the vertical justification—I chose Center."

~Barb 

[George H.W. Bush]

Thanks Barb

[Scott Falkner]

I also suggest changing the first baseline offset to Cap Height.

[Derek Cross]

Have a look at Object Styles.

[Geоrge]

What about any text (not a frame)? 

Character style with underline. Stroke style with rounded corner for underline settings, and few spaces before and after text.

 

[toolman123]

Thanks. 

I have found that I need to use the Advanced > baseline shift with a -3.5px value 🙂

[mj+mm_barron]

How in the world are you able to load an *.lnst file with rounded caps like that? Where can I edit such a file besides in InDesign. This is exactly what I need!

[pixxxelschubser · Accepted solution]

I know what you finally want. And there are a few possibilities to do that.

Some of them are already mentioned:

• text frame options (with object style)
• character style (with underline)

You can also use:

• paragraph rule (in paragraph style)
• paragraph shading (in paragraph style)

But we do not know what are your requirements. And that's why we cannot say which method is the best for you.

• Should the text frame always have the same size?
• Should the text always changing it's contents?
• Should the "colored area" always follows the changed text?
• Are there always "one liner texts"?
• and so on …

Here is an example of paragraph shading (color "follows" the text) :

live changing after text was edited:

 

Please answer my previous questions - so that we can really help you.

[pixxxelschubser]

It seems he wants to build something like this (his other thread) :

Best practice for the following text boxes/labels/tags?

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

I realize this is an old thread, but nearly all of the solutions center on using a text frame. For single/whole paragraphs, though, Paragraph Shading would seem to be the efficient, flexible option. (Pixx-etc. mentions it but no one amplfied the notion.)

Paragraph Shading, plus offsets to expand and center (or offset) the surround, plus corner mods... presto. Completely adaptable to content and simply a Paragraph Style requiring no extra level of management. The down side is that it can't be used within a paragraph without putting it in an inline text frame, but it might be a more easily-managed solution even there.