Using the Eyedropper on Text


The Eyedropper tool lets you quickly grab the formatting from one part of the text and apply it to another. (See page 144 and page 176 for more information on how to use the eyedropper to sample colors, fills, and stroke attributes.)

To set the eyedropper options for text:

1.

Double-click the Eyedropper tool in the Toolbox . This opens the Eyedropper Options dialog box.

The Eyedropper tool in the Toolbox lets you sample and apply text formatting.

2.

Click the triangle control to open the Paragraph Settings from the list .

The Eyedropper Options dialog box contains the controls for text as well as object styling.

3.

Check which paragraph attributes you want the Eyedropper tool to sample.

4.

Click the triangle control to open the Character Settings from the list .

Use the checkboxes to set the Paragraph Settings or the Character Settings.

5.

Check which character attributes you want the Eyedropper tool to sample.

Once you have set the eyedropper options, you can sample and apply paragraph or character attributes.

Tip

Deselect the text frame as you use the Eyedropper tool to avoid styling the text frame itself.


To sample and apply paragraph attributes:

1.

Choose the Eyedropper tool.

2.

Click the white eyedropper inside the paragraph that you want to sample . The eyedropper changes from white to black.

Click the white eyedropper to sample the right alignment of the paragraph attributes.

3.

Click the black eyedropper inside the paragraph that you want to change . This changes the paragraph attributes.

Click the black eyedropper to apply the right alignment of the paragraph attributes.

Tip

The black eyedropper does not apply character attributes when clicked unless a paragraph style was already applied to the sampled text.

4.

Click the eyedropper inside any additional paragraphs that you want to change.

To sample and apply character attributes:

1.

Choose the Eyedropper tool.

2.

Click the white eyedropper inside the text that you want to sample . The eyedropper changes from white to black.

Click the white eyedropper to sample local character attributes.

3.

Drag the black eyedropper across the exact text you want to change. This highlights the text .

Drag the black eyedropper to apply character attributes to text.

4.

Release the mouse to apply the changes.

To sample new text attributes:

1.

Hold the Opt/Alt key as you click the Eyedropper tool. The Eyedropper cursor changes to white.

2.

Click the eyedropper inside the new text that you want to sample.

My Favorite Script

My favorite script was written for me by Peter Truskier of Premedia Systems (www.premediasystems.com). This script automates the process of creating the special spotlight used on certain screen shots in this book. (See page 353, figure for an example of the effect.)

With Peter's marvelous script, I can do in just a single click that which used to take me almost a minute for each illustration. Ordinarily, it costs big bucks to hire people to write scripts for you, but if you go to the Adobe Studio Exchange, (www.adobestudioexchange.com) you will find other similarly wonderful scripts that are free to download.




InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows(c) Visual QuickStart Guide
InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
ISBN: 0321573579
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 309
Authors: Sandee Cohen

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