Adobe InDesign CC 2015 - Manual (Page 335)

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Typography
Last updated 6/6/2015
Change the color, gradient, or stroke of text
You can apply colors, gradients, and strokes to characters and continue to edit the text. Use the Swatches panel and
Stroke panel to apply colors, gradients, and strokes to text, or change Character Color settings when creating or editing
a style.
A Swatch affects fill or stroke B Swatch affects container or text C Tint percentage
1 Do one of the following:
• To apply color changes to text inside a frame, use the Type tool to select text.
• To apply color changes to all text in a frame, use the Selection tool to select the frame. When applying color to
the text rather than the container, make sure that you select the Formatting Affects Text icon in the Tools panel
or in the Swatches panel.
2 In the Tools panel or in the Swatches panel, select whether you want to apply the color change to the fill or stroke.
If you select Stroke, the color change affects only the outline of characters.
3 Do any of the following:
• In the Swatches panel, click a color or gradient swatch.
• In the Stroke panel, specify a weight or other stroke options. (See Stroke panel options .)
You can also apply a gradient to text by dragging across the selected text using either the Gradient Swatch tool or
the Gradient Feather tool .
To create reverse type, you can change the text fill color to white or [Paper] and the frame’s fill color to a dark color. You
can also create reverse type by using a paragraph rule behind text; however, if the rule is black, you’ll need to change
the type to white.
Add transparency effects to text
Use the Effects panel to add transparency effects, such as drop shadows, to text.
Mike Rankin provides examples about transparency effects at InDesign Eye Candy, Part I .
1 Use the Selection tool to select the text frame.
2 Choose Object > Effects > [effect].
3 Choose Text from the Settings For menu.