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• • November 20, 2013 at 12:58 pm #66238
    Dennis Griffin

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    I’m sure there’s probably a simple solution to this problem but I can’t seem to figure it out. I have a paragraph style with nested styles. I have a title which we’ll say is Myriad Bold 8/8 and then a description which is Myriad Regular 8/8. I apply the first nested style up to a forced line break and then the second nested style kicks in.
    Everything is fine until I have to “break” the title in a different spot for aesthetic reasons. Then of course my title switches to the second nested style because of the new forced line break. I have to do this quite often because of the way layout is set up. Something tells me there is very simple solution to this but Im having no luck. Any assistance would be appreciated.

    Thank you.

  • November 21, 2013 at 5:39 am #66243
    Anonymous

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    Could you change the nested style to look for a hard return, then use soft returns to style your text?

  • November 21, 2013 at 8:17 am #66244
    Dennis Griffin

    Member

    I don’t think so. If I do a hard return wouldn’t I get a different paragraph style?

    I’m going to attempt to provide an example below.

    The first sentence would have a soft return after the word bold and then the rest would be in regular.

    The problem arises when I introduce a second soft return (as in the second example after “would”). Then of course everything after that becomes regular face.

    I want to somehow be able to introduce a break wherever I need to and still retain the bold format in the first in the first section.

    Sorry if I’m not being clear. Never was much of a writer.

    Example 1.

    This text would be something
    like 10/10 Myriad Pro Bold
    From this point it would be 8/8 regular.

    Example 2.

    This text would
    be something
    like 10/10 Myriad Pro Bold
    From this point it would be 8/8 regular.

  • November 22, 2013 at 2:43 pm #66254
    Anonymous

    Inactive

    Well I do have a solution with returns but it will go wrong if you have any space below or above in your formatting.

    I would change your nested style to end with an End Nested Style character and use that instead of a return, then you can style your text as you like it and when you need the new character style, just pop in the special character to induce it.

  • November 24, 2013 at 2:26 pm #66265
    Dwayne Harris

    Member

    I really can’t think of a way to automate this.

    But here are some options:

    If you are rebreaking those other lines for aesthetic reasons, have you considered using the “no break” feature? I normally set up a “no break” character style sheet so I can force lines down to the next line without having to use soft returns. I simply highlight the words and spaces that I want to move down, and apply the “no break” character style.

    Or, you would have to set up a second paragraph style sheet where’s nested to be bold through two soft returns. Then when you are breaking the lines for aesthetic reasons, you can simply click the other paragraph style.

    I have gotten in the habit of using the “no break,” however, mainly because of chapter titles and running heads. InDesign doesn’t like it when a soft return is used, and will add a space at the end of the runninghead. So I use “no break” to force lines down. Also–when we convert books to ebooks, it alleviates us having to go in and strip out the soft returns.

  • December 3, 2013 at 12:46 pm #66328
    Dennis Griffin

    Member

    Sorry for getting back to everyone so late. Thank you all for your responses. Dwayne, I think the “no break” feature is the answer. Had never really had any reason to look into it before but I think that will do the trick.

    Thanks much,

    d.

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