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- uncle_helv
may sound a little dumb or obvious, but I'm still getting use to Indesign...
Problem:
I've outline a load of text, but now I want to selected individual characters within the text, is there a way of doing this???
basically I have created three posters (a series of ads) where I have designed the text to flow continuously across all three, which I have done in one document, now I want to put them in three separate pages in the document...
- ninjasavant0
use the white arrow
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also called the "direct select" toolGucci - But it still selects the whole word? I want the individual characters, again pardon me sounding naiveuncle_helv
- you can also press "A" as a quick key.dan5382
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- turnerworks0
You'll have to select all the points of each character with the direct-select tool. You can also choose Object > Paths > Release Compound Path, but you'll have to go back and apply the Subtract pathfinder to your a's, b's, e', g's, etc.
- Yeah I figured I might have to release the path, world of pain!!!uncle_helv
- ninjasavant0
Usually when I get into projects like this I'll do the letter work in Illustrator and just place it in ID. Less headaches.
- uncle_helv0
Started again in Illy, thanks!
- Josev0
You could simply make a new document with three pages when combined are the total size of the old document. Then just print out the individual pages or export them to PDFS. Which version of Indesign are you using? In Indesign CS2 the multi-page feature was called "keep spreads together" in the pages palette. In CS3 it's not a menu item but still works. The menu and pasteboard would look like this: