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There’s nothing more fundamental to InDesign than text in a frame. Nothing occupies more space on your page or more time in your day than text work. The following five tips can help you work faster, get better results, and maybe even have more fun along the way. I’ll show you how to quickly re-frame text, fine-tune tracking, toggle smart quotes, push the limits of highlighting, and see selected text in its true colors.
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This article was last modified on December 17, 2022
This article was first published on December 8, 2008
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