How to create this grid text frame in InDesign?

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September 13, 2023
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Hi,

I would like to know how to create this kind of grid text frame in InDesign.

Thank you,

How to

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Correct answer James Gifford—NitroPress

Tables. Create that first line, then duplicate the whole table twice, then add rows to the third table. (You could also do it as one table by overriding the two narrow separator rows.)

Table Styles and Cell Styles are your friends here. Don't do everything manually/with spot formatting.

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Laubender

Adobe Expert

Hi @James Gifford—NitroPress ,

tables? I'm not sure at all. Looks a bit like a layout grid for e.g. Japanese typesetting as described here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/layout-grids.html

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

James Gifford—NitroPress

Brainiac

You may be right. I'm just calling it as I see it. 🙂

James Gifford—NitroPressCorrect answer

Brainiac

Tables. Create that first line, then duplicate the whole table twice, then add rows to the third table. (You could also do it as one table by overriding the two narrow separator rows.)

Table Styles and Cell Styles are your friends here. Don't do everything manually/with spot formatting.

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