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parkdsng
parkdsng
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October 4, 2018
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Vertical alignment and Paragraph Styles 2018

  • October 4, 2018
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I'm using InDesign CC 2018 and trying to set up a paragraph style with centered vertical alignment for repeating headers in a long document. I am able to set the vertical alignment on individual text boxes in the Text Frame Options > General (Ctrl/command + b), but vertical alignment options don't seem to be available in the Paragraph Styles > Style Options or Character Styles > Style Options. Is this just not possible? Has anyone else found the vertical alignment controls within Paragraph Styles > Style Options? I'm using master pages for my repeating elements but this is still tedious.

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Correct answer Eugenio.NYC

Barb,

Sorry, I'm still not getting this. I understand that horizontal alignment is a paragraph attribute and that vertical alignment is a frame attribute. How do I create a New Object Style? How are you getting to this dialogue box?

Thank you.


Hi there

1- apply the paragraph style to your text

2- select the text box with the selection tool / right click and select text frame options

3- inside the text frame options change the vertical alignment to center and click ok

4- Go to the menu Windows and select Style and then Object Style

5- with the object selected (the text box) create a new object style and double click to open it

6- Barb post is showing you the correct options

Regards

E

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Willi Adelberger
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Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
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October 4, 2018

You will find them in the Object Styles.

parkdsng
parkdsngAuthor
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October 4, 2018

My question is, is there a way to control vertical alignment in a paragraph style. I understand where to find the text alignment controls for individual text boxes. Thank you.

Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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October 4, 2018

Hi Teri:

My question is, is there a way to control vertical alignment in a paragraph style.

No.

  • Horizontal alignment is a paragraph attribute, and therefore can be included in a paragraph style definition.
  • Vertical alignment is a frame attribute, and therefore can be included in an object style definition.

However, you can create an object style that will nest a paragraph style—so that when you assign the object style it calls in the appropriate paragraph style, and that would be my recommendation.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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