How to create a charachter style with a border around each side of the text in InDesign?

[devorah_9121]

Is there a way to create a charachter stle with a border around each side of the text?

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[jmlevy]

Not with a character style but a paragraph style, using paragraph borders

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/formatting-paragraphs.html?x-product=Helpx%2F1.0.0&x-product-...

[devorah_9121]

But I want to apply just to a single text word.

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[jmlevy]

A single word inside a paragraph? You can use the “pipe” character.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Underline.

OK, it won't work on its own... BUT - I can't check it right now - how about stacking underline defined in the CharStyle applied through GREP Style AND underline in the CharStyle applied directly to the word? 

This would also - probably - require some hidden markers - so GREP style will style any word between those hidden markers? 

Maybe overkill for just a vertical lines before and after - in comparison to @jmlevy's solution.

[devorah_9121]

That can get me lines all around?

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[Robert at ID-Tasker]

That can get me lines all around?--
By @devorah_9121

It should - but I'm away from my laptop so can't verify. 

[devorah_9121]

Please let me know if you figure it out, because I don't see that option.

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[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Looks like graphic formatting do not "stack":

Yellow underline is from CharStyle directlly applied to the word - Magenta underline + Bold is through GREP Style.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

But can be done.

CharStyle directly applied to the word + Quarter Space used as markers:

ParaStyle:

CharStyle definition used in GREP:

Width of the line will depend on the thickness of the "markers" - spaces used before/after - or through 3rd CharStyle:

used for only those markers / spaces:

[Laubender]

Hi @devorah_9121 ,

is this for printed material only?

Then you could follow @jmlevy . If it is for a PDF or HTML export (also Publish online) where text should be copyable or a machine should read it, then an additional character should not be set.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

[Peter Kahrel]

You can place the word in a text frame and place it as an anchor.

[Willi Adelberger]

Write the single word in its own frame, use either the frame border or a paragraph frame, cut or copy the frame into the clipboard and paste it as anchored frame into the text. 

[devorah_9121]

I want it to be a character style to use many times in paragraphs...
Doesn't seem like what you suggested would work.

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[Willi Adelberger]

Why shoul it not work? Of course, you can use it easy several times. Create an Object Style which will define the text frame frame how it is anchored, and it will iclude the paragraph style and manymore.

[devorah_9121]

I don't want it in a text frame though, I want it as text in a paragraph.

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[Willi Adelberger]

What you want is not possible the way you want it. You have to work how InDesign works.

[devorah_9121]

So to be clear.
There is no way that I can get specific words bordered around in my
paragraph?
That's strange, I would think indesign for sure has such an option.

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[Laubender]

Hi @devorah_9121 ,

what I can see is a custom stroke style that will get you the stroke above and below of a given character in one go; for example for a Strike Through.

If something is doable for left and right, that's the question.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

[Peter Kahrel]

> There is no way that I can get specific words bordered around in my paragraph?

Did you see Robert's suggestion, above?