Composition methods, Choose a composition method for a paragraph, Set composition preferences – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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InDesign offers two composition methods: Adobe Paragraph Composer (the default) and Adobe Single-line
Composer (both are available from the Control panel menu). You can select which composer to use from the
Paragraph panel menu, the Justification dialog box, or the Control panel menu.
For a video on working with text, see
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Composition methods
InDesign offers two composition methods: Adobe Paragraph Composer (the default) and Adobe Single-line
Composer. Both composition methods evaluate possible breaks, and choose those that best support the hyphenation
and justification options you’ve specified for a given paragraph.
The Adobe Paragraph Composer
Considers a network of breakpoints for an entire paragraph, and thus can optimize earlier lines in the paragraph in
order to eliminate especially unattractive breaks later on. Paragraph composition results in more even spacing with
fewer hyphens.
The Paragraph Composer approaches composition by identifying possible breakpoints, evaluating them, and
assigning a weighted penalty to them based on such principles as evenness of letterspacing, word spacing, and
hyphenation.
You can use the Hyphenation dialog box to determine the relationship between better spacing and fewer hyphens.
(See “Hyphenate text” on page 248.)
The Adobe Single-line Composer
Offers a traditional approach to composing text one line at a time. This option is useful if you want to restrict compo-
sition changes from late stage edits.
Choose a composition method for a paragraph
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Do any of the following:
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From the Paragraph panel menu, choose Adobe Paragraph Composer (the default) or Adobe Single-line
Composer.
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From the Paragraph panel menu or the Control panel menu, choose Justification, and then choose an option from
the Composer menu.
Note: Additional composition engine plug-ins from other companies may be available, along with interfaces that let you
customize an engine’s parameters.
Set composition preferences
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > Composition (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Composition (Mac OS).
2
To use on-screen highlighting to identify compositional problems, select Keep Violations and H&J Violations
(hyphenation and justification).
3
To justify text that wraps around an object, select Justify Text Next To An Object.
4
Click OK.