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Introduction
This is what we will fix in this episode: wide gaps in justified text within a narrow column, using Indonesian word breaking and justification settings. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the Complete Adobe InDesign Series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Justified text in a narrow column often has excessive space between words, creating a white river effect. Hyphenation and justification are the solution.
Step 1: Viewing the Problem
Open the bulletin file. The justified text in this narrow column has several lines with very wide spacing. The continuous gaps between lines are called rivers and can be distracting for reading.
Step 2: Language and Hyphenation
Select all the text. Make sure the language in the Control panel is set to Indonesian, so InDesign breaks words according to Indonesian rules. Then check the hyphenate option in the paragraph mode. Long words at the end of a line are now broken with a hyphen and space, making the spacing more even. Open the Paragraph panel menu and then hyphenation.
Step 3: Hyphenation Settings
Set words with at least 6 letters. After verse 3, before last 3, and hyphen limit 2, to avoid having more than 2 consecutive lines ending with a hyphen.
Step 4: Justification
Still in the Paragraph panel menu, select justification. Word spacing controls the space between words, minimum 80%, desired 100%, and maximum 133%. Tighter limits reduce the wide gaps.
Step 5: Paragraph Composer
Make sure the composer is using Adobe Paragraph Composer. This composer evaluates the entire paragraph at once to determine the best line breaks. The result is more even compared to single line composer. Compare with left-aligned text with hyphenation.
Step 6: Comparing
For very narrow columns, left alignment is often the best choice. For fairly wide magazine columns, justified text with hyphenation still looks neat.
Done!
Done. We've already learned about references, set the language to Indonesian and hyphenation, set hyphenation settings and justification, and used Adobe Paragraph Composer. In the next episode, we'll style paragraphs using paragraph rules and shedding. Need a layout design for a magazine, book, brochure, product catalog, company profile, or annual report? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as InDesign courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes from the interface to magazine and book projects? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, exercise files, and project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want a single class only? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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