Selective opacity

[Dominique Annicette]

Hi there,

I'm new to InDesign and I'd like to know if there is a wa y to add opacity to a specific area of a docuemnt. 

I have a docuemnt with photos in the background and a text box. I decreased the opacity to 65% for the images in the backgroung but would like to have it to 100% in the text box (which includes part of the images).

Is there a way to do that?

Thanks for your help.

[Mike Witherell · Accepted solution]

You could duplicate the background image on top of the background image. That way, one frame object could have opacity 65% and the front dublicate image could be opacity 100%. Simply make the frame size smaller to match the region like the text box object. A total of 3 frame objects.

[Barb Binder]

Hi domanni1009:

Is this the desired effect?

~Barb

[Dominique Annicette]

Exactly that! 🙂

[Barb Binder]

Hi domanni1009:

Great! Then follow Mike’s instructions in the first post—that’s exactly what I did.

~Barb

[Dominique Annicette]

Thanks both of you for your help! 🙂

[vinny38]

Another option would be to use transparency knock-out option.

Could be handier if you have to move your text frame around....

[Dominique Annicette]

This is a really interesting one. I may try it too. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!