The addition of paragraph shading, the simple (and long- requested) way to add a background color behind a paragraph of text, was one of the more exciting features added in InDesign earlier this year. Anne-Marie Concepción is a fan of this feature, and she shares some handy tips and tricks for using paragraph shading in the video below from the InDesignSecrets series at Lynda.com.
Included in the tips are how to apply paragraph shading to a series of multiple paragraphs with no gaps in the shading, and how to use paragraph shading with non-rectangular text frames. So simple, and so useful! You don’t want to miss this one.
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