Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Tip
You can use the incredibly powerful nested styles feature to automatically
apply different formatting within a paragraph according to a specific pat-
tern. For example, in a table of contents, you can automatically apply bold
to the text, change the tracking in the tab leader (the dots that lead to the
page number), and change the font and color of the page number.
Creating character styles for nesting
To create a nested style, you need to first create both a character style and a paragraph style
in which to nest it. In this section, you'll create two character styles for nesting, and then
nest them within the paragraph style Tea Body, which already exists.
1.
Double-click page 4 in the Pages panel, then choose View > Fit Page In Window.
If the body copy is too small to view, zoom in to the first paragraph under the
“Black Tea” heading, beginning with “Earl Grey.” In this exercise, you'll create
two nested styles to distinguish the tea name from the country where it was grown.
Notice that a set of colons (::) separates the name and country, and a bullet (•) ap-
pears after the region. These characters will be important when creating your nes-
ted styles later in this section.
2.
Using the Type tool ( ), select the words “Earl Grey” in the first column.
3.
If necessary, click the Character Formatting Controls icon ( ) in the Control pan-
el. Choose Bold from the Type Style menu. Leave all other settings at their de-
faults.
Formatting text by specifying options in the Control, Paragraph, and Character
panels—rather than by applying styles—is called local formatting. This locally
formatted text is now ready to serve as the basis for a new character style.
4.
In the Character Styles panel, choose New Character Style from the panel menu.
The New Character Style dialog box opens, displaying the formatting you applied.
5.
In the Style Name box at the top of the dialog box, type
Tea Name
to define the
text to which the style will be applied.
