There are many kinds of InDesign “secrets.” Some are straightforward uses of important but obscure features that we point out because they have the potential to help lots of folks. Others are hacks, or unintended uses for features that you may already be familiar with. And in one of the recent free videos from the InDesign Secrets series at Lynda.com, David Blatner shares a secret that falls into the latter category. In the video below, David shows how to use the paragraph shading feature in InDesign CC to create a line that follows alongside a paragraph instead of going behind it.
This is great for drawing attention to specific paragraphs, and unlike just about any other method to achieve this effect, it can be built into a paragraph style. So once you set it up, you can apply it with just a click. It can also span across columns, or even separate text frames. Check it out!
Placing paragraph lines for emphasis
For Lynda.com members, if you are currently signed in to your account, you can also check out these videos from the series.
Not a Lynda.com member?
Get 10 days of free unlimited access to Lynda.com.
Customizing frames in Normal View
Copying and pasting Photoshop paths
Creating custom color swatches
This article was last modified on March 5, 2025
This article was first published on March 3, 2016
Commenting is easier and faster when you're logged in!
Recommended for you
Importing Camera Raw Files into InDesign
I love it when I learn how to do something that can’t be done. Even if it...
Tips for creating ad-hoc bookmarks
InDesign’s Bookmarks panel (Window > Interactive > Bookmarks) provid...
Happy 25th Anniversary Adobe Illustrator!
Illustrator is 25 years old. Let's celebrate with some music!