Apr. 3, 2009
Once you’ve mastered Paragraph Styles, Character Styles are a cinch!
Character Styles behave in the same way as Paragraph Styles, however there are two main differences you should be aware of. The first is that a Character Style only captures formatting attributes specific to a particular character. The types of formatting captured are Basic Character Formats, Advanced Character Formats, Character Colour, Open Type Features, Underline Options and Strikethrough Options.
The second thing you need to be aware of is the way you create and apply a Character Style. In a Paragraph Style you simply place your cursor within the paragraph to create and apply it. When working with Character Style you need to isolate a specific character in your text by selecting it with the type tool. When you apply your Character Style you need to make sure you have selected the character, or characters that you’re wanting to apply it to. One thing to remember is that a Character Style isn’t exclusive to one character only, you can apply it to the first three words in a sentence if you want.
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