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• • September 30, 2020 at 4:13 am #14328502
    Lucy Albanese

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    Is there a way to add an arrowhead at end of rules in Paragraph Rules in Paragraph styles? There is no option, but is it possible using greps (if so, how?), or by writing a script (if so, are there scripts available?). If I draw a rule adding an arrowhead at end of rule is easy peasy, and if I were to draw the rules under the heads (100 times), then I can easily find and change with modified rule copied onto clipboard. The challenge is when trying to add an arrowhead to end of a paragraph rule embedded in paragraph style for the head. It would be great if Adobe offered the same options that are available for adding arrowheads at start and end of rules in Strokes for paragraph styles—on my long time wish list. Working on a design layout now for for a book. Would appreciate any guidance. Thanks. Lucy

  • September 30, 2020 at 9:16 am #127214
    David Blatner

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    Hi Lucy! Long time no chat! :-)
    Unfortunately, there is no way to add an arrowhead to a paragraph rule above or rule below — GREP won’t help (that’s just for text). You might want to add a comment and vote for this:
    https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/36197950-add-more-paragraph-rule-design-options
    There are a few arrowhead tricks, such as:
    https://indesignsecrets.com/making-custom-arrowheads.php
    and
    https://indesignsecrets.com/clever-trick-making-custom-arrowheads.php

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