Lesson 63

Creating Paragraph Styles

In this video you’ll learn when and when not to use Paragraph Styles. You’ll also learn how to create them from scratch – a key InDesign skill.

New commands

  • Type > Fill with Placeholder Text

  • Window > Styles > Paragraph Styles

  • Paragraph Styles panel > New Paragraph Style

  • View > Show Rulers

New jargon

  • Character formatting

  • Paragraph formatting

  • Roman

  • Body

New shortcuts

  • 4 clicks on text: select the whole paragraph

  • Right click on Paragraph Style (in panel): Edit Paragraph Style