Inconsistent Paragraph Styles Across Pages in InDesign

[devorah_9121]

Why are my paraphraph stlyes not working as it should be.

The first page is working right, but not the rest.

See video.

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[Robert at ID-Tasker]

You would have to show us frame edges - but I suspect Keep Options / Start Paragraph - Next Text Frame option in the ParaStyle definition.

[devorah_9121]

I checked multiple times.
It's on 'next column, not sure why it's not behaving.

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[Robert at ID-Tasker]

You would have to show us frame edges - but I suspect Keep Options / Start Paragraph - Next Text Frame option in the ParaStyle definition.

By @Robert at ID-Tasker

How many columns do you have - in that particular TextFrame? 

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Is there a "+" sign after your paragraph style on the other pages?

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Is there a "+" sign after your paragraph style on the other pages?

By @Dave Creamer of IDEAS

No, when OP applies style to the text on the 2nd page - it jumps to a TextFrame on the 3rd page. 

But it looks like it jumps to the next TextFrame - rather than TF on the Next Page. 

[Scott Falkner]

It would help to see more of what is going on. Show frame edges and show hidden characters

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Your column show an "end of flow" marker which means the two text frames are not threaded. 

Go to View>Extras>Show Text Threads and select a frame with the Selection tool to see how they are connected.

[devorah_9121]

To me they all look threaded.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Can you upload your file, or if you want, send me your file?

D Creamer at IDEAS Training dot com

(not spaces and use the @ and . as usual.)

[devorah_9121]

Thank you for your help.
Did you receive my email with the file?

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[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Yes, and I see the problem.

First, you have stacked text frames on the page, so it looks like you have two columns, but it's really the frame underneath from the parent page that is in two. That's not causing the main issue, however. 

The problem is inconsistant use of the Span setting. Your "good" page has an override on the Span setting on the first "column" that is not part of the actual style.

The other page does not. 

I would suggest you switch to a two-column layout and not use the Span feature at all.

[devorah_9121]

My master page is set as a two column layout already, no?
and how do I use the span feature?

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[Dave Creamer of IDEAS · Accepted solution]

Your parent page is set to two columns and the text frame on the parent page is two columns. (You only have a text frame on the left parent page, not the right.)

The problem is you are not using the parent text frame--you have a single-column frame directly on top of it. 

I would:

Remove the overrides from my paragraph styles.

Cut the text from the existing text frames.

Delete (DON'T CUT) the existing single-column frames.

Paste the text into the text frame placed by the parent. (Remember, it only on the left page.)

Do all your clean up on a copy of the file, not your only copy.

[Hendy374084080dng]

I did the clean up, but I'm getting the cursur on the right side of the columns now.

[Hendy374084080dng]

Thank you, I figured it out.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Hi Hendy, I'm glad you figured it out but are you connected to the OP (devorah) in some way? 

[devorah_9121]

Yes, Hendy is my business name and devorah is my personal account.

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[Stephanie24157543crqg]

The second column of one page will not format my set paragraph style correctly. There is too much space between the sentences. In the screen shot you can see that the master pages are the same for all pages. I double checked and there is no charactar style applied.

How can I fix this? So frustrating.

[Stephanie24157543crqg]

I have even copied and pasted the text in a text editor as well as Word and copied it back over (cmd + shift + v) but the extra spacing still exists even though the same style applied as to the text with proper spacing.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Has this anything to do with the original post? If not, start a new topic. 

[Stephanie24157543crqg]

Well it is about paragraph styles not working so I thought  could help someone else.

I'll start anew.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

I'm sure someone can, but the original post was a user error on how the pages were constructed. Again, start a new post and provide an exampe file if possible.