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• • July 19, 2012 at 1:41 am #62641
    Scott Croft

    Member

    I've stumbled across something which is confusing me, Im' sure there's a very simple explanation but I'm just not seeing it.

    For years I've used Quark and any time I wanted to create a shaped item I tended to base it on a simple rectangle and simpley add nodes as and where I needed them, then convert to corners or bezier curves to create the shape I wanted.

    I figured I'd be able to do the same in Indesign but when I create a rectangle frame and use the direct selection tool or the pen tool, i only seem to be able to add nodes or move nodes on the frame's text wrap box not the actual frame itself…

    I guess I'm missing something really simple because at the moment it seems like a very fiddly thing to do and I'm gradually finding that Indesign is pretty user-friendly throughout…

    Any help much appreciated.

  • July 19, 2012 at 6:39 am #62642
    David Blatner

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    You can do that in InDesign. Just select the object with the Selection (black arrow) tool, then click the Pen tool. Hover over a point to delete it, hover over a line segment to add a point… you can use the Convert Direction tool (click and hold the pen tool to see additional tools) to change from corner to curve, etc.

    Here's a link: https://creativepro.com/edi…..-frame.php

  • July 19, 2012 at 8:54 am #62643
    Scott Croft

    Member

    Just been having a play and it seems that you have to make sure no text wrap is set for the frame when you are trying to change the shape, otherwise you just end up changing the shape of the text wrap/outset frame…

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