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9.
To the right of the “Earl Grey” text you just formatted, select the text “Sri Lanka.”
Using the Character panel (Type menu) or the Control panel, change the Font Style
to Italic.
10.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to create a new character style called Country Name. When
finished, click OK to close the New Character Style dialog box. The new Country
Name style appears in the Character Styles panel.
11.
Choose Edit > Deselect All, then choose File > Save.
You have created two new character styles. Using these along with the existing Tea Body
paragraph style, you are ready to create and apply your nested style.
Creating a nested style
When you create a nested style within an existing paragraph style, you're basically specify-
ing a secondary set of rules for InDesign to follow while formatting a paragraph. In this
exercise, you'll build a nested style into the Tea Body style using one of the two character
styles you created in the previous exercise.
Tip
In addition to nested styles, InDesign provides nested line styles. These let
you specify formatting for individual lines in a paragraph—such as a drop
cap followed by small caps, which is common in the lead paragraphs of
magazine articles. If the text reflows, InDesign adjusts the formatting to
encompass only the specified lines. The controls for creating nested line
styles are in the Drop Caps And Nested Styles panel of the Paragraph Style
Options dialog box.
