Switching from PageMaker to InDesign CS2
Applying character formats
To apply character formats, select the Type tool, and then select the range of text you want to
format or click in a frame to place the text insertion bar, and then specify formats for the next
text you type. Values you type are precise to 0.001 of a point. The Control and Character palette
menus display additional character formatting options. Choose Show Options from the Character
palette menu to display more options in the palette; choose Hide Options to display fewer options.
The Character palette (Type > Character) offers controls for manually formatting text.
Applying paragraph formats
To format paragraphs, select the Type tool, and then click a paragraph to position the insertion
point or make a selection within a range of paragraphs. Use either the Control palette or the
Paragraph palette to specify the settings you want. The Control and Paragraph palette menus
display additional paragraph formatting options. Choose Show Options from the Paragraph pal-
ette menu to display more options in the palette; choose Hide Options to display fewer options.
If the text insertion point is not flashing and nothing is selected when you specify character or
paragraph formats, your changes are applied to all future text frames that you create in the cur-
rent document. To format all the text in one or more unthreaded text frames, use either of the
Selection tools to select the frames, select the Type tool, and then use the Control, Character, or
Paragraph palette to format the text.
The Paragraph palette (Type > Paragraph) offers controls for manually formatting entire paragraphs.
When you press Enter or Return in text, you create a new paragraph with the same formatting as
the previous paragraph, unless a paragraph style assigns a different style. When you create a new
text frame and start typing, you create a paragraph that uses the document’s default paragraph
formatting.
To set paragraph formatting for future text frames, make sure the text insertion point is not active
and that nothing is selected, and then choose the options you want in the Control palette, the
Paragraph palette, or the Paragraph Styles palette (Type > Paragraph Styles).
Creating bulleted lists and numbered lists
PageMaker includes a Bullets and Numbering plug-in that automatically inserts bullets or numbers
before paragraphs. InDesign CS2 also lets you create bulleted and numbered lists. In bulleted
lists, each paragraph begins with a bullet character. In numbered lists, each paragraph begins
with a number and separator. The numbers in a numbered list are automatically updated if you
add paragraphs to the list or remove paragraphs from the list. You can change the type of bullet
or numbering style, the number separator, the font attributes, and the type and amount of the
indent. You can also make bullets and numbering part of a paragraph style for quick application.
The easiest way to create a bulleted or numbered list is to first type the list, select it, and then
click the Bulleted List or Numbered List button in the PageMaker toolbar (Window > PageMaker
Toolbar) or the Control palette. These buttons let you turn the list on or off or switch from bullets
to numbers and vice versa.
