Directly create transparency on letters/words in a text frame
Currently it is not possible to define a letter or words within a text frame with a certain percentage of transparency. It is only possible to adjust the Tint. In the Effects Panel, the Transparency options are greyed out (not accessible).
Sometimes in a design you want to create such text effects, which at the moment can only be achieved with a workaround: an anchored text frame which poses several challenges if the transparent text runs over several lines.
Affinity Publisher offers this right out of the box in the current version (2.3.1). Quark Xpress can do this as well. It would be great if InDesign also offers this functionality. Thank you!
Please see attached screenshots to compare the two setups.
Rene Andritsch
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Thomas Schrott commented
would be nice to have. certainly makes work a lot easier!
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Clemens Schedler commented
JUST DO IT!
this function is simply essential and “a bit of a shame” for indesign —
quarkxpress has been able to do this for a long, long, long time...