Comments on: InDesign Secrets: Creating a custom bullet character

By: Patric

Patric — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:32:15 +0000

Just an addition to my previous post, the OTF export button is greyed out. InDesign is showing no errors.

By: Patric

Patric — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:36:33 +0000

I’m using the latest version and have gone through every step so far until the actual saving. When I double click the script, it just opens up the setup page again. How do I actually save it?

By: Kristine

Kristine — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:58:37 +0000

Aaah, apply a character style…!

By: Kristine

Kristine — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:57:13 +0000

Your vector graphic (the new bullet) has to be 100% K, as in, full black.

I received the same error message, until I made this change.

My question is: so these custom bullets only display in full black then? What if I want my bullet to be a colour, 75% black, etc.?

By: Skip Coryell

Skip Coryell — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:49:35 +0000

Thanks for the procedure. But I keep getting an error message that says: “There is no artwork in any of these outlines.”

What am I doing wrong?

By: Colleen Wheeler, content curator

Colleen Wheeler, content curator — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:13:18 +0000

@Mari, that makes me want to go back to grad school with all my InDesign experience! Thanks for sharing your story.

Colleen

By: Mari Bonjus

Mari Bonjus — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:30:12 +0000

Thank you very much!! I used it on my thesis:)

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:36:41 +0000

This is simply gorgeous. Thank you!

By: Colleen Wheeler, content curator

Colleen Wheeler, content curator — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:05:07 +0000

I draw it all the time, AM, but depending on how fast-and-furious the ideas are coming, they don’t always look like this version (which I may have polished up a bit in Illustrator.)

By: Anne-Marie Concepcion

Anne-Marie Concepcion — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:57:14 +0000

Nice write-up! Do you really draw that doodle all the time? pretty slick.