In this InDesign how-to video, David Blatner shows how easy it is to create a mask—or a knockout—using text or an image. The image mask’s points can then be edited and any text used as a mask remains editable.
This is an excerpt from Anne-Marie Concepción and David’s “The Best of InDesign Secrets” session at CreativePro Week 2020.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on June 1, 2021
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