Object Styles for Marking Content in InDesign
Did you ever wish for a way to visually mark images in an InDesign layout to remind yourself to do something with them? Maybe you need to replace them or perform some fix in Photoshop or Illustrator but don’t have the time to do it now. The list of potential reasons is endless.
When you want to flag something in a way that’s obvious at a glance, you can use an object style.
There’s nothing automatic about this method. It’s kind of like using a sticky note. You need to apply the object style manually, and then remove it once the task it’s reminding you to do is done. But the upside is that you can mark any content in need of attention in an unmistakable and easily reversible way. Here’s how.
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oooh so clever! This is great!
Thanks, Anne-Marie :)
Mike, this is GENIUS. I always use a bright magenta on image frames that I still need to place images in (waiting for content from clients, need to go through event photos and select the best for context, etc). Scanning the pages panel for those bright pink areas is precisely the reason why!
Curious about how to get this functional in a blank frame so I could use one style for both content TK frames and for things I know I need to adjust. If you had a fill applied to the style, would the inner shadow then show up in an otherwise blank frame?
Thanks, Kate! Glad you liked it. This will work with empty frames as long as there’s a fill color for the inner shadow to blend with. And it can’t be white if you use the Color blending mode. But other modes would work, like Multiply.