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2 Using the eyedropper tool
eyedropper tool reverses direction and appears full
the attributes you copied. The attributes are applied to the text you selected in the
previous step.
Yokohama: In the heart of
the large island of Niphon
and wooded region, fifty
leagues from Yokohama, lies
hidden the ancient city of
the dead— the necropolis of
Japanese Emperors.
Nikko: Resting on the de-
scending edge of the Holy
Mountain Nikko, below the
shelter of dense forest, in the
Type attributes copied to selected text
To pick up new attributes when the eyedropper tool is loaded:
1 Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while the eyedropper tool is loaded. The
eyedropper tool reverses direction and appears empty
up new attributes.
2 Without releasing the Alt or Option key, click an object containing the attributes you
want to copy, and then release the Alt or Option key so that you can drop the new
attributes on another object.
To change the text attributes affected by the eyedropper tool:
1 In the toolbox, double-click the eyedropper tool.
2 Choose Character Settings or Paragraph Settings in the menu at the top of the
Eyedropper Options dialog box.
3 Select the attributes you want to copy with the eyedropper tool, and then click OK.
To copy or apply paragraph attributes only without having to change settings in the
Eyedropper Options dialog box, hold down Shift as you click text with the
eyedropper tool.
Working with composition
The appearance of text on your page depends on a complex interaction of processes
called composition. Using the word spacing, letterspacing, glyph scaling, and hyphenation
options you've selected, InDesign composes your type in a way that best supports the
specified parameters.
About composition methods
InDesign offers two composition methods: Adobe Paragraph Composer (the default) and
Adobe Single-line Composer. Both composition methods evaluate possible breaks, and
choose those that best support the hyphenation and justification options you've specified
for a given paragraph.
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, click the text from which you want to copy attributes. The
Yokohama: In the heart of
the large island of Niphon
and wooded region, fifty
leagues from Yokohama, lies
hidden the ancient city of
the dead— the necropolis of
Japanese Emperors.
Nikko: Resting on the de-
scending edge of the Holy
Mountain Nikko, below the
shelter of dense forest, in the
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, to indicate that it's loaded with
, to indicate that it's ready to pick
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