Live Text Clipping Masks. Can it be done?

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July 23, 2019
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It seems like, that in 2019, we still can't make live text clipping masks in Indesign. WHYYYYYYYY??!?!?!?!?

What is the reason for this?

Am I wrong? Does someone out there know how to do it?

Is there a workaround using illustrator?

Thank you.

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winterm

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What makes you think we ever should? InDesign is a page layout app, it's about other things. We still can do some masking, making a live text "see-through", but for true clipping use Illustrator.

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bobbyv5358573Author

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Live text clipping mask would be extremely helpful in Indesign. Other than keeping the program light, I don't see why this change has not been added yet. I am interested in knowing why not.

In the meantime, I have found a workaround using Illustrator. The most obvious one really.
Create an Illustrator doc and create your text masks in there as you would.
If you have multiple Headlines or display copy with backgrounds it can all be created in the one doc, stacked.
Place AI file into your InDesign doc (command D) and adjust window frame to hide the other text masks.
Copy and repeat.

Not the most precise way of doing things but it works.