Learn about the mechanics of working with nested styles.
- [Instructor] Nested styles allow you to…embed, or nest,…character styles inside paragraph styles.…While it's possible to build very complicated…nested styles,…it's usually best to keep them simple.…The most useful nested styles…are those that are easy to set up,…and that you use frequently.…I'm going to come to…my last spread,…and over here, I have a sidebar article.…Let me zoom in on this, Command + Spacebar,…click and drag.…
So, here, I have an example of a nested style.…This is a run-in head,…where the text continues after the head…on the same line.…Without a nested style,…I would need to apply the paragraph formats,…and then come and select…however many words there were in the head…and apply a character style.…With a nested style, I can apply both…formats in one click.…So, I'm going to start…by coming to the Paragraph Styles panel…and deleting this paragraph style,…and setting it back to…sidebar_no_indent,…which is its parent style.…
To recreate it…when everything else about the paragraph…is the way I want it to be,…
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Released
5/18/2017- Creating, applying, and redefining paragraph and character styles
- Using Quick Apply to apply styles
- Using GREP styles to automate text formatting
- Controlling text flow with styles
- Organizing content with paragraph rules and paragraph shading
- Creating, applying, and redefining object styles
- Applying styles with Find/Change
- Mapping Word styles to InDesign styles
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Introduction1m 13s
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Set up a workspace2m 8s
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1. Paragraph and Character Styles Basics
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Create based-on styles5m 39s
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Deleting and replace styles2m 19s
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2. Chapter Botched on Import
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The [Basic Paragraph] style3m 41s
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Imported styles1m 32s
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Break the line to a style2m 25s
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Manage overrides4m 40s
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Share and reuse styles4m 31s
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Styles housekeeping3m 36s
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3. Advanced Text Styles
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Create a drop cap style3m 20s
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Add a nested style5m 6s
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Add multiple nested styles3m 29s
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Repeat nested styles3m 48s
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Nested line styles2m 8s
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4. Lists
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Bullet lists3m 19s
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Numbered lists3m 12s
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Right align numbers in lists1m 51s
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Number across stories2m 31s
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5. Object Styles
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6. Table and Cell Styles
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7. Other Uses of Styles
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Apply conditions to styles2m 33s
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Generate automatic captions1m 44s
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Create stroke styles3m 7s
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Conclusion
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Summary35s
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