InDesign (Saving paragraph and character style sheets) HELP!

[D-Frag]

Okay, I set up my character and paragraph style sheets in a seperate document, now I want to import those style sheets into my pre-existing magazine layout. I don't know how to save them so that I can import them into my existing layout.

anyone have any ideas? ive looked it up in my ID Bible, but no bueno.

InDesign CS 2>PC

thanks!

[nyc_skater]

I made a p-style in one document, then applied it to a short bit of text. i then made a new document and copied that text to the new doc and it brought the style with it. I then deleted the copied text but it left the style.

Maybe that would work?

[D-Frag]

okay, now im just stumped. i cant set up a drop cap style, anyone know of any good resources that CLEARLY state how to do this, since my bible is obviously failing me

[style]

heres how to do drop cap...
select the text you want... then go to the paragraph pallette... and click on this....
good luck

[D-Frag]

I know that part, thats easy. But how do I set it up as a character/paragraph style?

[urstwile]

After you format based on what you want, click new paragraph style while the paragraph is selected. It picks up the attributes of the paragraph formatting that you currently have selected.

[D-Frag]

I understand that part, but when I do that, it puts a drop cap on the start of every sentence, and I don't want that.

And how the freaking hell do you work this new "Nesting" Feature?? Anyone, anyone...bueller...bueller?

[urstwile]

It's going to do that after every paragraph return I guess. Not sure what you're trying to achieve, I guess. Just a drop cap at the very first paragraph at the beginning of an article, perhaps?

[style]

i would create a character style with the text selected... in this way you only apply it to the first word of the paragraphs you want...

[Eggles1]

To answer the initial question:

>>I want to import those style sheets into my pre-existing magazine layout<<

Open up the mag layout, go to the Styles palette, click on the little black triangle that opens up the submenu and select 'Load paragraph styles'. Then browse to the document containing the styles you wish to import, select it and it will bring them all in. If there are already styles with the same name in the mag layout you will be asked to choose between the incoming style or to keep the existing style. You can do the same with Character Styles.