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funster1
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May 28, 2019
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Small Caps when I don't want them

  • May 28, 2019
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I make a paragraph style that does not employ small caps, but when I apply it, it uses small caps.  I then have to uncheck small caps  in the character style panel I do not want to use small caps anywhere.  Why is the type defaulting to using them?  Cheers this is driving me mad.

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    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    May 28, 2019

    Hi Funster1:

    It only happens when you assign one particular paragraph style? Is there a nested character style associated with the paragraph style? Check nested styles and GREP styles to see if a character style is being called in automatically.

    If it is all new text in that file, then you likely changed a document default. In that case, deselect all text and turn off small caps in the document. See https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-setting-and-removing-defaults/ .

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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    funster1Author
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    May 28, 2019

    Thanks all.  I have one style that adds a few words of small caps after a dropped cap. I deleted that style and styles are now behaving.  So what had I done with that dropcap nested style to make it affect all the styles.  I'd like to re-add the nested style but don't want any more hassle.

    Thanks again.

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    May 28, 2019

    So what had I done with that dropcap nested style to make it affect all the styles.  I'd like to re-add the nested style but don't want any more hassle.

    Something like this where I have a Paragraph Style with no Nested Style or Drop Cap, and [None] as the Character Style named Text:

    And then the there is a Paragraph Style named Drop Cap based on the Text style, that has a 2 Line Drop Cap applied with 2 Nested Styles—[None] for the first Drop Cap character, and then a Small Cap Character Style applied to the first 3 words.

    Note that is important when using Nested Styles to have no Character Style applied to the nested part of the paragraph. Here my selected text shows as [None] in the Character Style panel

    Frans v.d. Geest
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    Frans v.d. GeestCommunity Expert
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    May 28, 2019

    Check your Character Style!

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