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Introduction
This is what we'll create in this episode: an object style for photo frames and caption boxes. So the frames, corners, shadows, and insets will be consistent and can be changed all at once. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the Complete Adobe InDesign Series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Styles are not only for text. Object styles save the formatting of frames such as fill, stroke, corners, effects, and even text settings inside.
Step 1: Example Frame
Open the gallery file. Format for the first photo, stroke paper 4 point, rounded corners 3 mm with corner option, and a soft drop shadow. This frame becomes an example for an object style.
Step 2: Creating an Object Style
With the photo selected, open the object styles panel from window, styles. Hold Alt and click create new style. Name it photo frame. On the left, you can see the categories that are also saved. Fill, stroke, stroke and corner option, and effects. Check apply style to selection then OK.
Step 3: Applying to Another Photo
Select the other three photos with Shift click then click the photo frame in the object styles panel. All the photos now have the same frame, corners, and shadow.
Step 4: Object Style for Text
Format for caption box, fill cream, inset 3 mm, and text styled as caption. Create an object style for caption box from this frame. Object styles for text frames can also save text frame general options and paragraph styles.
Step 5: Changing at Once
Double-click the photo frame in the panel then change the stroke to sea blue 2 point. All photos using this style change simultaneously.
Step 6: Default Object Style
Link the photo frame stroke to the graphics frame icon at the bottom of the panel to make it default. Every new graphics frame automatically uses this style, which saves a lot of time when creating catalogs or albums.
Done!
Done. We've already created an object style for formatted frames, applied it to many photos, created an object style for text boxes, changed all frames at once, and set the default. In the next episode, we'll manage styles, remove overrides, redefine, and load styles from other documents. Need a layout design for magazines, books, brochures, product catalogs, company profiles, or annual reports? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as open InDesign courses from beginner to advanced levels. 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 to 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 just one class? Buy single classes 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. Thank you for watching!
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