Table of contents
1. How Style Automation WorksHow style automation works and why every file needs it 2:26
Installing the DekeKeys shortcuts 3:58
Meet the Eyedropper tool 5:43
Using the "loaded" Eyedropper 2:23
Loading new attributes 1:33
Lifting some attributes (and not others) 4:19
Eyedropper FYIs 4:51
The five kinds of style sheets 3:16
Meet the paragraph style 2:46
Applying the Find/Change command 3:41
The style sheet domino effect 4:10
Meet the object style 4:19
Appending a paragraph style to an object style 2:05
The power of the local override 3:37
2. Creating and Applying Paragraph StylesThe most common and useful style sheet 0:40
Creating a paragraph style 3:57
The Paragraph Style Options dialog box 3:56
Assigning a keypad shortcut 3:09
The better way to create a style 1:30
Basing one style on another 3:16
Assigning a Next Style setting 2:31
Creating a closed style loop 1:40
Using the Quick Apply function 3:30
Formatting an entire story in one click 2:43
Auto-formatting as you type 3:13
3. Updating Paragraph StylesStyle sheets are dynamic 0:39
Changing the font for multiple style sheets 4:29
Updating a shared attribute 2:24
Type style, skew, and tracking 4:12
Clearing and integrating local overrides 3:06
Removing widows with Balance Ragged Lines 2:47
Additional tricks for clearing overrides 3:07
4. Augmenting Text with Character StylesStyling words, numbers, and symbols 1:16
Organizing style sheets 6:14
Character styles protect overrides 5:21
Creating a character style 3:44
Prioritizing style sheet shortcuts 5:24
Applying your new character style 2:51
Updating two styles in one pass 4:24
When in doubt, be obsessive 5:59
5. Employing Nested and Numbered StylesCharacter styles on steroids 1:15
Repeating style elements 4:00
Establishing a nested style 3:32
Setting the range of a nested style 4:03
Troubleshooting the nested range 6:49
Assigning automatic numbers 2:13
Assigning automatic bullets 4:49
Starting and restarting numbered sequences 4:16
Nesting a number or bullet style 4:45
Setting precise guidelines 6:24
Right-aligning numbers 7:31
Center-aligning bullets 4:10 8.4 MB
Auto-numbering figures 3:00
Creating a custom Number setting 4:18
Specifying a chapter number 3:09
Numbering across threaded frames 4:05
Using a "list" to number across stories 4:29
What you can and can't do 4:37
6. Using Table and Cell StylesIf you make tables, listen up 1:01
A tale of two tables: Introducing the document 2:15
Creating a cell style 5:08
Adjusting the Inset values 3:37
Formatting the body of a table 4:22
Creating and applying column styles 5:32
Creating an all-inclusive table style 4:42
Converting and styling a table 4:49
Fixing formatting errors 4:21
Fixing row height and column width 5:25
An argument for independent cell styles 2:33
Making a dependent cell style 3:26
Selectively applying a cell style 6:07
7. Creating and Employing Object StylesThe convergence of very nearly everything 1:18
Updating a style from the Find Font command 4:24
Step, Repeat, and Distribute 4:57
Adding text; removing style 3:03
Object-level formatting attributes 3:49
Creating an object style 3:43
Creating paired paragraph styles 6:28
Nesting paired paragraph styles 3:09
Inline and above line graphics 5:19
Creating an anchored object 6:29
Viewing frames and threads 3:52
Creating an anchored object style 3:48
Establishing anchored object defaults 3:45
Problems? Fit the frame to the contents 4:35
Employing a highly selective object style 5:27
The best way to anchor objects 2:23
Moving and anchoring text and objects 4:04
ConclusionGoodbye 1:07