Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 262)

256 USING INDESIGN
Typography
Last updated 11/16/2011
Swatches
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 ” on page 359.)
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.
More Help topics
“ Applying color ” on page 465
“ Add rules (lines) above or below paragraphs ” on page 261
“ Applying gradients to text ” on page 484
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.
A B C