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DigitalChickster
Inspiring
September 12, 2017
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Resizing all text (of different sizes) within a text box at once

  • September 12, 2017
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Hi all! Years ago, I used Quark. I haven't used it in a long time, so I don't remember the exact key command... but I want to know if I can do something in InDesign that I used to be able to do in Quark. Imagine having a text box... and in it is a 12 point headline and 9 point text below that headline. I want to enlarge the whole thing... maybe bring the headline up to 18 points and the text up to 15 points (or whatever would be proportional). Is there a way to do this in InDesign? I've never been able to find it. And I find myself wanting to do this periodically. I'm not looking to enlarge the text box itself... just the text within it. Thanks.

    Correct answer winterm

    And a bit different approach with different result:

    Select text, then

    Increase point size: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+.

    Decrease point size: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+,

    Step size can be set in Preferences > Units and increments > Keyboard increments.

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    winterm
    wintermCorrect answer
    Legend
    September 12, 2017

    And a bit different approach with different result:

    Select text, then

    Increase point size: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+.

    Decrease point size: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+,

    Step size can be set in Preferences > Units and increments > Keyboard increments.

    DigitalChickster
    Inspiring
    September 12, 2017

    Thank you both! I got the shift command and drag one to work. The other one I couldn't really get to work. When I tried Cmd+Shift+, It reduced my type size by a weird amount... and created weird spacing. I would like to get a key command to work... that is what I was doing before, and I found it helpful.

    Thanks again!

    DigitalChickster
    Inspiring
    September 12, 2017

    Thanks, Winterm. I misread your instructions. I'll give it another try.

    And thanks, Ariel. I'll look in to your add on!


    That worked, Winterm! That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much!

    Participating Frequently
    September 12, 2017

    Shift Command and drag