Add transparency effects to text – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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Swatches
A. Swatch affects fill or stroke B. Swatch affects container or text C. Tint percentage
1
Do one of the following:
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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
Click a color or gradient swatch in the Swatches panel.
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
, which you can select by clicking and holding down the Gradient Swatch 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.
See also
“Add rules (lines) above or below paragraphs” on page 223
“Applying gradients to text” on page 432
Add transparency effects to text
1
Use the Selection tool
to select the text frame.
2
Choose Object > Effects > [effect].
3
Choose Text from the Settings For menu.
You can choose Object if you want the effects you choose to apply to the text frame’s stroke and fill as well as the text
inside it.
4
Specify the effect attributes and click OK.
If you want to change the text’s blending mode or opacity settings, make these changes on the Effects panel.
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