highlighted text?

Not sure how to explain this, when I do proposals at work, I keep much of a document the same, and switch out names of companies, for instance. But, because it's a long document, I miss some. Is there anyway, in ind that you can make the 'changable' text another color, that does not print out that way?? For instance, in word, you can do this. Words that change in a document are a certain color, so you can notice them, but they don't print that color.



Thanks.
highlighted text?
I don't believe that exact functionality is available in a totally automated way, but you could work around it by using a character style, perhaps.



Use the style to add a custom underline (the usual method for adding a traditional highlight) or to change the character color while you work, then edit the style to make it plain before printing.



This is not particularly elegant nor convenient, and it won't work if you need to apply some other character style to that text, too.



Peter
highlighted text?
You can also do it by making a new spot color and aliasing it to black in the Ink Manager (something I learned on this board!). I just used that for a class project where I was making a hybrid font (needed to see the different pieces while I was putting them together but wanted to be able to preview it in all black -- so kept switching to Overprint Preview -- I believe it should print the way it looks in Overprint Preview). :-) So it's still adding a style but at least you don't have to turn it back off....

Much Better!



Way to go Phyllis. :)

Hi, Karen:



Have you looked into creating a text variable for company name? You can change the content of the variable, say from companya to companyb, and all instances of the variable in the current document change.



If you're using a book that consists of multiple chapter files, you can synchronize the variable across selected files or all files.



Another approach you might consider is using cross-references for not only company names, but also for stock paragraphs. ID CS4 has built-in cross-references. dtptools.com has a cross-references plug-in for CS2, 3, and 4.



HTH



Regards,



Peter Gold

KnowHow ProServices

''Much Better!



Way to go Phyllis.''



Thanks! :-) I'm not sure but I may have even learned that from you (I'd have to dig up the thread to know for certain). :-) At any rate, I'm glad to learn all this stuff on here.... :-)

If you got it from me, it was probably only because I was first on the thread. This is without a doubt the largest source of good advice for using InDesign on the entire planet.

Hi Phyllis,



Sounds like a plan, but I'm lost. I get how you start a new color but you lose me at 'aliase it to black in the Ink Manager', what is that exactly? I understand how you pick a new color, but then what? And then what's 'overprint preview'? (Newbie here to ind....)



Thanks, if you can further clarify.

In the swatches panel flyout menu choose Ink Manager. This is a nifty little utility that allows you to turn one spot color into another or convert it into process without having to edit anything (and therefore allowing you to work with otherwise potentially unsuitable artwork!).



In the ink manager select your new highlight spot color from the list so it is highlighted, then in the alias dropdown pick ''Process Black'' or some other color that you want it to use when it prints.



Overprint Preview can be found under the View menu.



Peter

Thanks Peter and the rest!