Smart Styles element properties

This article describes each of the Smart Style item properties — as available in the Smart Styles Properties dialog box — and indicates which property of a page item is affected when applied.

The overview is divided into the three main property groups:

• Object style properties
• Text style properties
• Table style properties

For more information about these properties, see InDesign Help or InCopy Help.

Object style properties

InDesign Object Style. InDesign Object Style. Off by default.

Stroke Settings

Color. Stroke color.

Tint. Stroke tint.

Overprint. Overprint Stroke attribute.

Weight. Stroke weight.

Cap, Join, Miter. Cap, Join, Miter settings.

Line Type, Start, End. Line Type, Start, End settings.

Corner Options. Corner options.

Gap: Color, Tint, Overprint. Gap options.

Alignment. Alignment options.

Gradient. Stroke gradient settings.

Transparency Effect Settings

Transparency. Transparency settings.

Drop Shadow. Drop shadow settings.

Inner Shadow. Inner shadow settings.

Outer Glow. Outer glow settings.

Inner Glow. Inner glow settings.

Bevel and Emboss. Bevel and emboss settings.

Satin. Satin settings.

Feather. Feather settings.

Directional Feather. Directional Feather settings.

Gradient Feather. Gradient feather settings.

Fill Settings

Color. Fill color.

Tint. Fill tint.

Overprint. Overprint Fill attribute.

Gradient. Fill gradient settings.

Transparency Effect Settings

Transparency. Transparency settings.

Drop Shadow. Drop shadow settings.

Inner Shadow. Inner shadow settings.

Outer Glow. Outer glow settings.

Inner Glow. Inner glow settings.

Bevel and Emboss. Bevel and emboss settings.

Satin. Satin settings.

Feather. Feather settings.

Directional Feather. Directional Feather settings.

Gradient Feather. Gradient feather settings.

Nonprinting. Nonprinting attribute.

Interactive Settings

Animation. Animation settings.

Media. Media settings.

Transparency Effect Settings

Transparency. Transparency settings.

Drop Shadow. Drop shadow settings.

Inner Shadow. Inner shadow settings.

Outer Glow. Outer glow settings.

Inner Glow. Inner glow settings.

Bevel and Emboss. Bevel and emboss settings.

Satin. Satin settings.

Feather. Feather settings.

Directional Feather. Directional Feather settings.

Gradient Feather. Gradient feather settings.

Frame Fitting. Frame Fitting options (including the Liquid Layout > Auto-Fit option.)

Shape

Geometry. Shape (for example: triangle, circle, square, and so on) If the source item is a point or a line and the target item is a text frame, the Geometry property is ignored. On by default.

Rotate. Rotation settings. Affected by active Reference Point position. On by default.

Shear. Shearing settings. Affected by active Reference Point position. On by default.

Match size. Match the size of the target object with the size of the source object. On by default.

Smart Connection: Elements. Controls the addition/removal of article components in order to match the target article with the source article or vice versa. Only available when using in combination with Smart Connection Enterprise. Off by default.

Text Frame Options

Inset spacing. Inset spacing options.

Ignore Text Wrap. Ignore text wrap options.

Vertical Justification. vertical justification options.

Baseline Grid. Baseline grid options.

Auto-Sizing. Auto-sizing options.

Frame Height

Match Number of Lines. Match the number of lines of the target object with those of the source object, off by default.

First Baseline. First baseline settings. Off by default.

Match Height. Match frame height target object with frame height source object. Off by default.

Frame Width

Match Resize Behavior. Match the setting of the Column list (Fixed Number, Fixed Width, Flexible Width). On by default.

Match Width of Columns. Match column width. Off by default.

Match Number of Columns. Match number of columns. On by default.

Match Width of Gutter. Match gutter width. Off by default.

Match Width. Match frame width. Off by default.

Text Wrap. Text wrap settings.

Column Rules. Match the column rules settings.

Object Constraints. Object Constraints settings as part of the Liquid Layout feature. (Requires the Liquid Page Rule option to be set to “Object Based”.)

Object Export Options

Alt Text. Alternative text of an image or graphic

Tagged PDF. Tag and actual text source

EPUB and HTML. Various options

Text style properties

Paragraph Styles. Paragraph styles settings as set in the Paragraph Styles panel.

Paragraph Settings. Paragraph settings as set in the Paragraph panel.

Character Styles. Character styles settings as set in the Character panel.

Character Settings. Character settings as set in the Character panel.

Transparency Effect Settings

Transparency. Transparency settings.

Drop Shadow. Drop shadow settings.

Inner Shadow. Inner shadow settings.

Outer Glow. Outer glow settings.

Inner Glow. Inner glow settings.

Bevel and Emboss. Bevel and emboss settings.

Satin. Satin settings.

Feather. Feather settings.

Directional Feather. Directional Feather settings.

Gradient Feather. Gradient feather settings.

Optical Margin Alignment. Optical margin alignment settings.

Table style properties

Table Styles. Table Style settings.

Table Settings

Table. Table properties.

Row. Row properties.

Column. Column properties.

Text Style

Paragraph Styles. Paragraph styles settings.

Paragraph Settings. Paragraph settings.

Character Styles. Character styles settings.

Character Settings. Character settings.

Cell Styles

Cell. Cell settings.