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How to Add Shaded Text with Gaps Between Lines in InDesign Without Using Hard Returns

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
October 14, 2024
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Hello,

I've run across the same issue this Reddit user is having and it's unsolved.

Is there any solution to this? That is, having multiple lines within the same paragraph have a gap between the shaded background without doing hard returns.

Any help will be appreciated! Thanks.

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James Gifford—NitroPress

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Use underline, with a wide, tinted line, offset to center vertically on the text —

Strikethrough could be used, as well. I think each has slightly different limitations.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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@James Gifford—NitroPress

But it needs to be from edge to edge of the TextFrame - not just the text.

James Gifford—NitroPress

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Ah. Then there is no automated method that fulfills all the requirements. A Rule, or Shading, is the only option, which requires paragraph breaks.

Can be faked with hard spaces (a few em spaces at beginning and end of each line) but that gets wobbly and fragile.

I am assuming this is for fairly short title blocks and the like... so the broken text can be managed with other workarounds.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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Do you have ~~white~~ a solid background?

I'm on my phone so can't check right now - but maybe you could play with ParaStyle and CharStyle underlines / Paragraph Rules?

One for the text and another for the gap?

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Sonia23085377lypoAuthor

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Thanks for your suggestions! Para Rules only apply to one line, and I have 3+ lines sometimes. Then, if I underline, it only applies under the width of the text and I need it to the column.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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So not like the redit user?

Can you post a screenshot?

And what about the background? Is it solid or image?

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