Building your nest
Nesting character
styles into your paragraph
style settings is
a great way to create
consistency in a list
of names on a phone
tree or classified ad
file. Names can be set
a certain way, with
body copy and phone
numbers set differently.
Use the following
steps to establish a
variety of styles within
a single paragraph.
1. Create or select
a text box containing
a list. To first set
a character style for
the names and phone
numbers in your
list, choose Window
> Type & Tables >
Character Styles. Click
the palette options
button and select New
Character Style.
2. In the New
Character Style dialog
box, select Basic
Character Formats
and enter (or choose)
a bold font for the
names and phone
numbers on the list.
(We used Helvetica
Neue 85 Heavy at 10
pt. with the leading
set to auto.) Name
your character style
(Names & Numbers)
so it is easily referenced
for later use.
Click OK
3. Next, choose
Window > Type &
Tables > Paragraph
Styles. Click the
palette options button
and select New
Paragraph Style.
4. Select Basic
Character Formats.
To build the foundation
in which to nest
our character style,
set the paragraph to
a regular text font.
(We used Helvetica
Neue 55 Roman at 10
pt. with the leading
set to auto.) Do NOT
click OK.
5. In the Paragraph
Style Options dialog
box, select Indents
and Spacing. Set the
Space After to 12 pts.,
or .1667 in. Do NOT
click OK.
6. Select Drop Caps
& Nested Styles. Click
New Nested Style.
7. Select your character
style (Names &
Numbers) from the
drop-down as shown
in figure 7.
8. Next select Up To
as shown in figure 8.
This will apply your
style from the beginning
of the text until
a specific marker that
will be assigned in the
last drop-down.
9. In this example, it
will be an en-dash in
the document. Type
the en-dash in the last
drop-down as shown
in figure 9.
10. Click the New
Nested Style button
and add two
more nested styles
as shown in figure 10.
Click OK, and apply
your new paragraph
style to the copy.
You have now applied
changes to multiple
portions of type
within a block of copy
using just one paragraph
style.
Note: You may have
to click Clear Override
in the Paragraph
Styles palette if the
changes to not automatically
appear.
