InDesign How-To: Applying Character Formats

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InDesign How-To: Applying Character Formats

Want to learn more about InDesign's font controls? Then take a look at the character palette. As this excerpt from "Real World InDesign 2" shows, it holds the key to unlocking InDesign's typographic power.

Written by Olav Martin Kvern David Blatner on May 28, 2003

Categories: Fonts, Print, Print Design & Layout, How-Tos

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One of InDesign's most highly touted features is its control over type. The character palette is the command center for type in InDesign. But at first glance, the number of options available can be overwhelming, especially when delving into OpenType territory.

Now get the inside scoop on using InDesign's character palette from the industry's leading experts on page layout: David Blatner and Olav Martin Kvern, authors of this week's featured book, "Real World InDesign 2." You'll learn about how InDesign groups font familes, applies leading and kerning, and adjusts baseline shift.

We've posted this excerpt as a PDF file. All you do is click this link "Character Formatting" to open the PDF file in your Web browser. You can also download the PDF to your machine for later viewing.

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