Using creative eects
InDesign includes transparency features that let you
create eye-catching, see-through eects that can be applied
independently to an object’s ll, stroke, or content. ese
features include opacity, blending modes, and nondestructive
Photoshop based eects to help you get exactly the results
you want—as you design in real time with live preview.
e Blending Mode and Opacity
controls are in the Eects panel
(Window > Eects), while all the
other Photoshop eects are listed
under the fx icon in the Eects panel
or Control panel and in the Object
menu (Object > Eects). Choosing
an eect opens the Eects dialog box.
You can apply transparency eects
to any object, including text frames,
placed graphics, and shapes that you
create within InDesign.
Here’s a list of the available eects
and a description of the results they
produce:
Blending Mode menu (Eects
panel): Provides options for
changing the appearance of areas
where the selected object or group
overlaps underlying objects.
e blending mode options in
InDesign are similar to those in
Photoshop and identical to those
in Illustrator.
Opacity eld: Allows you to vary
the degree of transparency of the
selected object or group from
% (completely opaque) to %
(completely transparent). When
you decrease an object’s opacity,
the object becomes lighter, and the
underlying artwork becomes vis-
ible through the object.
Drop Shadow: Adds a so- or
hard-edged shadow behind any
object. You can control the posi-
tion of a drop shadow and vary
the blending mode, opacity, size,
spread, noise, and color of the
drop shadow. e Use Global
Light option lets you use the same
position settings for all drop
shadows in a document.
Inner Shadow: Adds a shadow
that falls just inside the edges of
the object’s content, giving the
object a recessed appearance.
Outer Glow and Inner Glow: Add
glows that emanate from the out-
side and inside edges of an object.
Bevel And Emboss: Adds inner
highlights and shadows that create
a relief eect.
Satin: Adds interior shading that
creates a satin-like nish.
Basic Feather, Directional
Feather, and Gradient Feather:
Soen (or “mask”) the outer edges
of an object by fading from opaque
to transparent.
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