It’s more complex to underline text in Photoshop than you think. Its default workspace does not show all the options required to allow you to edit the text. Instead, you must employ a quick workaround that can be discovered in the Character Panel.

Choose your text layer in Photoshop, then choose Window > Character to display the Character Panel to underline text. You can underline text by clicking the T icon that looks like a T but has an underlining beneath it. To add an underline to your text, all you need to do now is click on this symbol.

Now let’s look at this procedure and move on to more complicated methods of adding an underline, such as dotted or dashed text underlines!

How to Underline Text In Photoshop

When adding text from scratch, you must enable the underline option in Photoshop before creating your text. 

For more information on how to underline text in Photoshop, watch this video below:

1. Click Window > Character to get started.
2. Choose “underline” from the character panel.
3. Afterwards, activate the text tool by selecting it from the toolbar and clicking the Text Tool icon (T).
4. When you write on the canvas using the text tool after selecting it, your new text will be underlined.

You can follow these steps if you already have text you wish to underline. 

1. Select the text by double-clicking it or by pressing Control + A (Windows) or Command + A. (Mac).
2. After that, select Window > Character.
3. Next, select the icon in the panel to enable the underline option. Now, the highlighted text will be underlined.

How to Make a Dotted or Dashed Underline in Photoshop

Although Photoshop’s default underlines function is fine, you cannot alter its thickness, location, or style. Fortunately, you can design your underlines in Photoshop and alter them in many ways, eliminating the need to continuously employ the same underline effect. 

Making dotted or dashed underlines is one method of doing this.

Step 1: Choose Your Tools

1. Use the Text Tool to enter your text on the canvas.
2. Use the line tool from the Shape Tool menu on the toolbar afterward.

Step 2: Adjust Settings

1. After choosing the line tool, you can adjust some settings in the Settings menu. As a first step, switch the tool Mode to Shape.
2. Then, make the Stroke black and the Fill transparent (or any color you would like the stroke to be).
3. Pick a good value for the Stroke Width next. We usually recommend 2.5px.
4. After that, select between dotted and dashed lines from the Stroke Type option. 
5. By selecting Additional Options at the panel’s bottom, you can modify the appearance of your dotted or dashed lines.
6. Choose the dash length in Dash and the space between the dashes in Gap in the display dialogue box.
7. We advise you to experiment with the Align, Caps, and Corners settings as well for more distinctive dotted or dashed underlining.

Step 3: Start Drawing

1. Place your cursor at the beginning of your text after making all the aforementioned adjustments to the line tool’s parameters.
2. Use Control + R (Windows) or Command + R (Mac) to check where the start point is if you can’t see it. Doing so will bring up the rulers in the working area’s top left and top right corners.
3. To align your text, click the left ruler and then drag a guide to the edge of the first letter.
4. Drag a second guide to the text’s endpoint to further refine your line.
5. Once everything is ready, place your cursor at the text’s beginning (on the left guide).
6. Next, while holding Shift, drag the guide to the text’s endpoint.
7. To erase the guides you applied to your text, use Control + ; (Windows) or Command + ; (Mac) after pressing Enter on your keyboard to confirm your choice.
8. After building your dashed or dotted underline, you must link the underlining to the text layer. To do this, open the Layers panel and click each layer individually while holding the Shift key to select them all.
9. Then, right-click (on a Windows computer) or control-click (on a Mac) one of the chosen layers, and select Connect Layers.

Conclusion

You may now underline any text in Photoshop using any of these techniques. Using a single line of text is recommended if you want to underline it with dots or dashes. It is easiest to use the underline settings in the Character Panel when underlining many lines of text.

With the help of Adobe InDesign, you can produce stunning booklets, layouts, and more. It has the underline function, among other things. You will discover how to underline text in InDesign like an expert in this tutorial.

To begin, pick the text that needs to be underlined by either clicking and dragging on it or swiftly selecting a whole piece with three clicks. Next, to add it to your text, click the Underline symbol (represented by a T with a line underneath it).

Keep reading below for more information on this topic.

How to Directly Underline Text in InDesign

InDesign makes highlighting text in a document easy by providing an underline feature. Following these directions in InDesign will allow you to underline text in your project.

For more information on how to underline text in InDesign, watch this video below:

Step 1: Launch InDesign, open the document you wish to edit, and then find the text you would like to underline. Choose the text.

Step 2: In the InDesign application, find the Character panel’s drop-down menu, and then choose “Underline Options” from the list of available options.

Step 3: Choose the underscore’s style, weight, and color. You may find this option under “Type.” Also, you can select a more ornamental underscore and alter it using the various color and gap selections.

Step 4: Click “OK” when you are satisfied with the modifications after selecting “Preview” to see how the underscore will appear.

How to Use PDF Editor to Underline Text in InDesign Files

In some cases, more alterations may be required once InDesign files have been converted to PDF. For instance, you could underline certain words in the text. This can be challenging, particularly if you don’t have the InDesign software. 

Fortunately, there is a less complex application that is far more useful for editing and annotating PDF documents and is only a small portion of the price of InDesign. The PDF Editor in Adobe Acrobat is one of the greatest tools for creating, converting, and editing PDF files.

The following are some of the characteristics that make a PDF editor the greatest tool for editing a PDF document:

• It’s a fantastic program for making PDFs and converting them to various file types.
• It is also the best tool for quickly altering and annotating PDF files.
• It’s also a great option for digitally signing documents in PDF format or creating and filling out PDF forms.
• Using this program, you may also use OCR to change scanned PDF files into editable formats.

Download and set up the editor on your desktop, then follow these extremely easy steps to underline text in an InDesign file:

Step 1: Import InDesign Files

• A file can be opened with Adobe Acrobat in a number of different ways. The simplest method is just to drag the file into the application window. 
• You can also select “Open File” and search your computer for the desired file. You can open the PDF file by clicking on the “Edit PDF” box in the program’s main window.

Step 2: Underline Text 

• After opening the file in the editor, choose the “Comment” tab to bring up the Markup tools you’ll need to underline the text.
• Choose the text you wish to emphasize by pressing and holding the Alt key or clicking and holding the mouse button. If you right-click on the selected text, you’ll get further options.
• Simply click the “Underline” option to highlight the desired text.

Step 3: Switch the Underline Properties

• Right-click on the underlined text and select “Properties” to alter the underlined color or style. 
• You can alter the color, opacity, and even appearance of the markup you’re using in a panel that will display on the right side of the screen.
• To save this selection for later usage, select “Use as Default.”

Step 4: Use Other Tools to Annotate a PDF

• You can annotate the document in a variety of additional ways as well. You can underline, stamp, and remark on text as well as highlight it.
• Choose the desired annotation tool after clicking the “Comments” tab to see all of these options. If you wish to touch up text, you should highlight it first. 
• If, on the other hand, you would like to add stamps or comments, just click on the option and update the information once it displays in the document.

Conclusion

Underlining text is a basic skill. Thankfully, it’s a fairly easy task to underline text in InDesign, as can be seen by the very simple instructions listed above. We hope the instructions listed in this article will prove helpful when you set out to underline your own text in InDesign.

Many of you are already familiar with selecting several items using the Selection Tool. Because you’re choosing many things with the same color, selecting a color functions the same way. It’s a simple procedure, but if you have to choose too frequently, you risk losing track and it takes time.

In Adobe Illustrator, you may hold down the Shift key to select all objects that have the same color when there are just a few colors in the design, but if there are many items with the same color or the colors are intricate, the Select Same function is the ideal choice.

Keep reading below for more information.

About Illustrator

About Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is a program for Windows and Mac computers that allows users to create drawings, illustrations, and other types of artwork. Illustrator was first made available in 1987; it is still regularly updated and currently a component of the Adobe Creative Cloud. 

Visual artists, expert illustrators, web designers, and graphic designers worldwide utilize Illustrator to produce high-caliber artwork. There are several intricate drawing tools in Illustrator that help speed up the graphic creation process.

A user may load a photo into Illustrator and utilize it as a reference to outline a subject in the photo. This may be used to recolor a photo or give it a rough appearance. Illustrator also allows for extensive text manipulation, which makes it a valuable tool for producing postcards, posters, and other graphic designs that combine text and images. 

For designers making logos, Illustrator’s ability to wrap text around a curve comes in very handy. Mock-ups depict how a website will appear after it is finished, and the creation of icons for usage in applications and websites both employ Illustrator.

Photoshop Vs. Illustrator

Both the applications’ creation process makes a difference. Since Illustrator images are constructed of points, lines, and curves rather than pixels, they may be scaled up and down indefinitely without compromising clarity or sharpness. 

Use these vector images in whatever size or resolution you choose, whether digitally or in print. Photoshop, on the other hand, is excellent at managing photos and creating or altering pixel-based, or raster, images.

How to Select All of One Color in Illustrator

You can select all of one color in Illustrator by using one of two methods. We will cover both of these in the section below.

For more information on how to select all of one color in Illustrator, watch this video below:

Method 1: Using Shift Key

When there are only a few colors in the image, this method of selecting many objects with the same color by clicking on each one individually works flawlessly. You may select all of the items by clicking on them while holding down the Shift key.

Step 1: In the toolbar, pick the Selection Tool (keyboard shortcut V).

Step 2: Select the colored portions while holding down the Shift key.

Step 3: To group the chosen color, press Command/Ctrl + G (objects). If you click on one of the colors after you’ve grouped them, you’ll pick all of them, and group editing will be simpler.

As you can see, selecting the colors only required a few clicks, which is reasonable. What would happen if you wanted to choose only one color from this image? In such cases, picking each option individually is not a good idea. Fortunately, Adobe Illustrator provides a fantastic function that allows you to choose objects that have the same properties.

Method 2: Select > Same from the Top Menu

Not familiar with it? Don’t worry; just follow the instructions below. Every object on the piece of art that shares the same qualities will be selected when you pick an attribute.

Step 1: Click on the color you wish to pick while using the Selection Tool from the toolbar. For the purpose of this tutorial, we chose a fill color without a stroke.

Step 2: Click Select > Same > Fill Color from the top menu. This image’s same-colored objects will all be chosen.

Step 3: For simple editing, group all choices. Depending on the color of the item, you may alternatively select Fill & Stroke or Stroke Color.

Step 4: Pick Fill & Stroke from the Select > Same menu if you want to select more shapes that share the same traits.

All shapes with the same fill and stroke colors will now be chosen.

Conclusion

And there you go. You completed this tutorial on how to select all of one color in Illustrator. We hope the instructions in this article will prove useful when you set out to do some of your own editings.

It might be challenging to achieve the ideal size and proportion for each project, whether you make a pattern or install some pattern swatches. Or sometimes, all you need to do is slightly alter the pattern to match your design. How do you scale your pattern?

Use Pattern Options to modify a portion of a pattern that you wish to alter. Use the Scale tool or keyboard shortcut to modify the proportion of a pattern fill or resize it. You get more accurate results with the scale tool and have more freedom using the keyboard shortcut.

 Keep reading below for more information.

How to Scale Part of a Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

If you don’t want to scale the pattern of your entire artwork, we have some good news for you. Adobe Illustrator now enables its users to scale part of a pattern. This is the ideal technique to use if you want to change a pattern or scale an object inside of a pattern. 

To understand how it works, follow the instructions in this section below.

For more information on how to scale a pattern in Illustrator, watch this video below:

Step 1: Locate the pattern in the Swatches panel. In this instance, we put it in a separate panel tab along with other patterns.

If not, you may easily launch the Swatches panel from the top menu Window > Swatches. The Swatches window should be located on the right-hand side of the active panels.

Step 2: Double-click the pattern to bring up the Pattern Options window. You may also use the top panel Object > Pattern > Edit Pattern if it fails to display after you double-click on the pattern.

The pattern may be changed within the tile box.

Step 3: Choose the area you wish to resize and drag the object’s boundary to enlarge or reduce it. In this tutorial, we selected one pattern, reduced its size, and gently rotated it.

Step 4: After you’ve finished altering the pattern, click Done at the top.

And done. This is how a pattern is modified and scaled in Adobe Illustrator.

How To Scale Pattern Within A Shape In Adobe Illustrator

Sometimes a pattern seems too large or too tiny within a form, making it impossible to use the approach described above by simply scaling the pattern’s components. It also only works if you attempt to scale the shape itself because the pattern ratio remains the same. Change the pattern inside a shape using the Scale Tool to fix the problem.

Let us demonstrate how to change the size of the pattern fill.

Step 1: Choose the pattern-filled form that you wish to enlarge. For instance, you can choose the shape design if you wish to “zoom in” on it.

Step 2: Click the Scale Tool twice in the toolbar.

A Scale dialog box will also appear for you to change the parameters.

Step 3: Modify the Uniform option’s percentage while just selecting the Transform Pattern option.

The initial uniform value must be 100%. raise the percentage to “zoom in” the design; similarly, lower the percentage to “zoom out.” For instance, if you choose the uniform option and enter 200%, the pattern will seem bigger.

To observe the resizing process, tick the “Preview” box.

Once you’re satisfied with the outcome, click OK, and you’re done!

How To Scale Pattern In Illustrator Using Shortcut Key

You may also scale a pattern in Adobe Illustrator by using the keyboard shortcut as a workaround. Oh, did we mention that Adobe Illustrator has a keyboard shortcut for scaling patterns?

When the Scale Tool is chosen, the tilde (~) key can be used to scale a pattern inside a form.

To scale a pattern, just select the Scale Tool, keep pressing the key, and click and drag on that pattern. Drag the pattern inward to reduce its size and outward to make it larger.

To scale the pattern proportionately, hold down the Shift key and the ~ key simultaneously.

As an example, you can drag outward to extend the design.

Conclusion

And there we go. This article showed you how to scale a pattern in three distinct ways using Adobe Illustrator. There is no one best approach to scaling a pattern since each method functions in its own unique way and depends on what it is that you are aiming to scale.

Gradients are variations in a single color’s hues, tints, or tones. You may mix colors or give vector objects depth and light by utilizing gradients in your design. So, how do you save a gradient in Illustrator? 

To save a gradient in Illustrator, you need to add it to the Swatches. First, access the Swatches panel by navigating to Window> Swatches. Choose the gradient and select the New Swatch button. Then, name your gradient and click OK.  

Keep reading below for more information.

How To Make A Gradient In Illustrator

Before we go ahead, we first need to learn how to create a gradient in Illustrator. Follow the simple steps listed in this section to find out how.

Step 1: Open Gradient Panel

Access to the Gradient panel is required before you can develop a gradient. 

• This ought to be available on the right-hand toolbar. Additionally, you may get to this by selecting Window > Gradient.

Step 2: Add Gradient to Object

By design, when you initially click in the Gradient window, a white and black gradient is chosen (if not, the recently used gradient will be applied per standard). 

• To add a gradient to an object, first choose the object on which you would like to add the gradient by clicking on it. 
• Next, click anywhere within the Gradient window on the Gradient Box or Gradient Bar.

The gradient will instantly be applied to the object as a result. You may alter the gradient of the chosen item by modifying the gradient’s appearance in the Gradient window.

Step 3: Set the Colors

• Double-click any color stops beneath the gradient bar to set the gradient’s colors. This will give you more alternatives for selecting a color. 
• When you select a color, the gradient will instantly receive its application.

Step 4: Choose Ending Color

• Choose an ending color by selecting the color stop button located to the right of the bar.

Step 5: Change Positions

After the colors have been established, you can change the starting or end point’s position. The gradient’s appearance and smoothness will alter. 

• Select and drag the color stop left or right until you feel satisfied with the outcome.
• You may also change the midpoint’s location, which will further alter the gradient’s appearance (represented by the diamond icon). At this point, the gradient shows an equal mixture of the starting and finishing hues. 

Drag the diamond in any direction.

Step 7: Add More Colors

You may extend your gradient by using more colors. 

• Click to add another color stop underneath the gradient bar for this to happen. 
• As you did before, pick a color, then use the mouse to click and drag a spot for the color stop.
• To make more color stops, use the same procedure again.

Step 8: Eliminate Unwanted Color Stops

• Drag the color stop downwards or click and hold it while dragging it to the left to eliminate a color stop.

Step 9: Change Angle

• You can change the gradient’s angle by typing a value or selecting one from the Angle Dropbox.

When you choose an object, the angle is immediately applied.

Step 10: Change Opacity

• Click on a color stop and utilize the Opacity Dropbox located below the Gradient Bar to change the opacity of that color stop. 
• The Opacity slider in the control panel may be moved, or you may input a value inside the field.
• When the level is less than 100%, the opacity of a color is shown as a striped pattern.

Step 11: Select Gradient Type

• You may also select the gradient type by selecting any of the choices at the gradient panel’s top.

How to Save an Illustrator Gradient

Follow the steps listed in this section to save a gradient in Illustrator. 

For more information on how to save a gradient in Illustrator, watch this video below:

Step 1: Access Swatches Panel

• You must include a new gradient in the swatches in order to keep it. Access the Swatches panel by choosing Window > Swatches.

Step 2: Add Gradient

• Select the New Swatch button while the gradient is still chosen.

Step 3: Name Swatch

• In the pop-up box, give the swatch a name and press OK. This will produce a fresh swatch containing the gradient you just made. 
• The gradient fill box from the Gradient panel may also be clicked and moved to the Swatches panel.

Your new swatches will be added to the list at the bottom.

Step 4: Save

• Click the library icon in the lower left corner and choose Save Swatches to save the swatch library. Click Save after entering a file name. 

This will store your existing swatch library in Illustrator’s standard folder, but you may choose a different location if you would like to do so.

Conclusion

And there you go! You’ve finished the tutorial with success. We sincerely hope you found the instructions in this tutorial useful and that you learned a lot of new techniques you can apply to your next artwork and ideas.

Adobe Illustrator stores documents in AI format, per the standard. This is excellent when completing projects or storing a backup file of your work. But you will be required to save it in various formats, such as JPEG, PNG, or SVG, when printing or publishing the completed output, uploading it online, or importing it into other applications. So, how do you save an Illustrator file as a JPEG?

You can use one of two ways to save an Illustrator file as a JPEG: the Save for Web option or the Screens Export option. It must be mentioned that you will have more control over the quality when using the Save for Web option.

Keep reading below for more information.

Saving Artboards in Adobe Illustrator

It’s crucial to understand how Adobe Illustrator processes artboards and how you can save them as independent files when we look at how to save files in certain formats.

Inside an Illustrator file, artboards resemble separate pages. You may save them as individual photos or merge them into a single artwork. Normally, you are prompted with an artboard handling question when you save an Illustrator file. Your choice will have an impact on the appearance of your exported image.

Most of the time, you choose using the File > Export > Export As menu option. What you should do in such situations is as follows:

1. Check the Use Artboards option if you wish to save several artboards as independent files. After that, you can either choose All to save all of the artboards or input a Range (such as 2-4) to save only a certain set of artboards.
2. Check the Use Artboards option if you have items extending beyond an artboard (for example, if they overlap the border). This will make sure that the remainder of the image is cropped off and that your resulting image just has the contents of the artboard.
3. Simply uncheck the Use Artboards option if all of the content is contained within the artboard and you only have just one. This will result in an image with all white space eliminated and cropped to the boundaries of the objects included inside it. This is very useful for producing objects that are square or rectangular in shape.

How To Save Illustrator File As JPEG

You can do this in two ways. We have covered both of these methods in this section.

For more information on how to save an Illustrator file as a JPEG, watch this video below:

Method 1: Save for Web

You are limited to saving one artboard at a time with this option. The photo’s resolution will be more in your hands, though.

1. Choose the artboard you want to save by clicking on the image on that artboard.
2. Select File > Export > Save for Web (Legacy)
3. You’ll see a dialogue window. Choose JPEG and set the quality to 60%. Make sure “Progressive” is ticked in the checkbox.

(Progressive implies that when you initially access your website, it will display a pixel-dense thumbnail of the entire image, gradually getting sharper as the page runs. If not, the image will load in full quality but one bar of data at a time.)

1. Whenever you save an image, make sure its size is approximately 100K or less. You may be required to reduce the quality to 50% if it is too large.
2. Select “Save.” After selecting a location to store the image, click Save once again.

Method 2: Screens Export

The desktop/mobile versions of banners or numerous icons may be saved more quickly with this option since it enables you to save more than one artboard at once. The quality of your images will be less within your control.

1. Navigate to the “File” menu and click on “Export” > “Export for Screens”
2. You’ll see a dialogue window. By clicking on the preview of the artboards on the left, you may deselect any that you do not wish to keep from your work.
3. By selecting the folder icon, you can choose the location where you want to save the photographs. Go to format and choose JPG 50. After that, click the settings button.
4. The settings button will open a new dialogue box once you click on it. To switch the compression method to progressive, once more choose JPG 50 from the selection on the left. Click the Save Settings button.
5. The directory where you stored your photos will immediately open when you click Export Artboard to save. Your settings and save location will be retained for future uses of Export for Screens.

Conclusion

It’s really simple and quick to save an Adobe Illustrator file as a jpeg. You may test out the two approaches to determine which works best for you. We hope this post was able to help you with your image-saving issue.

One of the most commonly used file formats on the internet nowadays is JPEG. It is the one that is ideal for photographs of all types and dimensions. You can convert images and other documents to the JPEG format across every image editing application, but how does Affinity Photo do it?

To save an Affinity Photo file as JPEG, you must navigate to the File menu, click Export, select JPEG from the list of options, and then choose the destination folder for the JPEG file.

Keep reading below for more information.

About Affinity Photo

Affinity Photo is a graphic design tool that supports centralized image editing for digital artists. Artists may blend high dynamic range (HDR) photographs, add copyright information to images, change metadata, and do image rendering.

Professionals may edit Photoshop document (PSD) files, fix color casts, and add filters in single layers or many layers using Affinity Photo. Designers may erase imperfections or undesired elements from images by using the magical inpainting brush or patch removal resources. 

Users may also utilize the focus stacking feature to merge numerous shots and obtain a preview of altered images.

With the use of Affinity Photo, photographers may modify the exposure and white balance of their photographs and delete particular areas. Pricing is accessible as a one-time license, and support is provided through online resources, phone, email, and other channels.

Affinity Photo vs. Photoshop

It’s crucial to keep in mind that there are many perfect applications for everyone when comparing Affinity Photo with Photoshop. Most photographers can use one of these two very competent picture editors. 

They generally work quite well for photographers, but each offers benefits, limitations, and quite distinct price structures.

Therefore, try not to view this as a binary decision or even a contest. What matters is which software best meets your needs, not which program is superior.

Is Photoshop quicker than Affinity Photo? No, never. Affinity Photo utilizes substantially less RAM and VRAM and the majority of its filters are quicker. Additionally, Affinity Photo has several techniques up its sleeve to help the user interface “feel” quicker (not actually faster).

The Camera Raw Editor, which is far quicker and more fluid than Affinity Photo’s Develop Persona, is one area where Photoshop still dominates. Additionally, Photoshop starts up more quickly, by a few seconds.

Affinity Photo will seem quicker on older PCs with 4GB of RAM or less since it requires less resources. The speed advantage of Affinity Photo on faster PCs with 8GB of RAM or greater is negligible and shouldn’t be the determining factor when selecting Affinity Photo. Rather, focus on factors like functionality, cost, and how well it fits into your workflow.

It’s impossible to deny the complexity and feature-richness of Affinity Photo and Photoshop, which naturally results in a very high learning curve when learning how to work with them. Additionally, Photoshop allows you to edit 3D files and even video, both of which need additional training and expertise to get the finest results.

What is a JPEG File?

The format was defined by a global body known as JPEG—Joint Photographic Experts Group—during the late 1980s and early 1990s. It has become the standard file type for digital photographs since photographers started taking and storing pictures on digital photography and other reproduction tools.

The lossy compression method used by JPEG files allows for up to 24-bit color support and more convenient image storage and transmission. This could improve JPEGs for general usage, but it also means giving up part of the original image quality.

When is a JPEG File Used?

While still being very modest in size, a JPEG file may display 16.8 million colors. It is the preferred file for both photographers and online publishers because of this reason.

Presentation of Photographs

Photographers frequently post the results of their work online in JPEG format even though they typically capture in raw format to achieve the most precise depiction of an image possible. Because of the decreased size, it will load more quickly on most browsers (including mobile) without significantly lowering quality.

Online Publication

JPEG files are advantageous for everyone, from publishing companies to content creators. JPEGs don’t require additional cloud storage space, and faster page loads allow viewers quicker access to material.

How to Save an Affinity Photo File as JPEG

The program makes it simple to save your Affinity Photo files as JPEG. Just follow the steps listed in this section below, and you’ll get there in no time.

For more information on how to save Affinity File as JPEG, watch this video below:

1. Navigate to the File menu.
2. Scroll down to Export.
3. Select JPEG as the file format.
4. Decide and select the location where you want to store your JPEG file.
5. Give your file a name.
6. Click OK.

Conclusion

And there you go. Your Affinity Photo file has now been successfully stored as a JPEG and is available for use whenever and wherever you wish. We hope the instructions in this article are easy to understand and follow.

Are rectangles too bland? Are shapes with edges not appealing to you anymore? Well, maneuver the corners, then! We touch upon how to round the corners in InDesign in this article.

To round corners in InDesign, select the shape, go to Object, and then Corner Options. In the window that opens, choose Rounded after clicking on the arrow next to the corner icon. Click OK. 

To continue further, keep reading. 

How Can You Maneuver Corners?

InDesign allows you to create variation in your document by adding shapes with visually appealing corners. This may help in gaining the viewers’ attention and passing on a message. 

The six options for altering corners are default, fancy, bevel, inset, inverse rounded, and rounded. We shall discuss the latter five effects briefly. 

Fancy

Using fancy corners for your box creates an intricate design on the corners. This looks like the line took a different path, made a few turns, and joined the line again. Looking at a visual representation of this might help you understand this further. 

Bevel

As the name suggests, these corners are beveled. That is they turn at the corner and make sharp horizontal edges. Again, go to InDesign and try this out for a better understanding. 

Inset

If you use an inset on a square, it will make it resemble a cross. The corners fold in on themselves.

Inverse Rounded

The name is quite self-explanatory. The corners turn inside to form a curve on the inside. 

Rounded

The corners are rounded on the outside, creating no sharp edges. We will be learning how to make these in this article. 

Making Round Corners In Indesign

To make your shapes look less stark while still attracting attention, rounded corners are a great way to achieve that. 

To make your corners round in InDesign:

1. Open up the document containing the cornered shape that needs to be altered.
2. Select the shape and then go to the menu at the top of the window. 
3. Here, go to Object. 
4. In the drop-down menu, go to Corner Options. 
5. A window will appear. Look for the Preview option at the bottom and place a checkmark next to it. Whatever changes you make in this window, they will show in the document. 
6. In this window, you will see separate sections for each corner of your shape. If you have a rectangle, you will see four sections. Each section is dedicated to altering one corner.
7. The corners are linked together by default. 
8. Go to any of the sections and click the arrow next to the icon showing the corner. 
9. Here, choose Rounded.
10. All the corners will be rounded. 
11. Hit OK. 

Watch this for more assistance:

How To Change Roundness Of Corners In Indesign

InDesign has a default setting according to which the corners are rounded. However, this may be something other than your preference. To change this to your liking, follow the instructions below. 

1. Select the shape that needs rounding. 
2. Go to Object in the top panel, and then choose Corner Options. 
3. In the window that appears, you will see sections dedicated to each corner of the shape you are working with. 
4. Link all the corners by clicking on the linking icon in the center. The icon should not have a line going through it. 
5. Once you have chosen the rounded corner, you must move on to the numbers. 
6. You can choose the number of millimeters where the corner is rounded. 
7. Numbers can be put in manually. 
8. Once done, hit OK.

How To Round Selected Corners

Create some designs with the corners. A good way to do this is to maneuver each corner separately. Look at the instructions below to round selected corners instead of all. 

1. Select the shape that needs rounding. 
2. Go to Object in the top panel, and then choose Corner Options. 
3. In the window that appears, you will see sections dedicated to each corner of the shape you are working with. 
4. Look for the linking icon in the middle of these sections. Turn this off. 
5. The icon should have a line crossed on it to confirm unlinking. 
6. The unlinking allows you to work with each corner separately. 
7. You can select the corner you want to change and change its roundness to what you wish. 
8. While you do this, the rest of the corners will stay unchanged. 
9. Once you are done, click OK. 

Conclusion

We bet you never thought corners could be this versatile and offer so much in design. Well, you know it now. Stay in touch with us to find interesting information like this and learn how to perform complicated tasks easily, like rounding the corners of your shape.

Do you need help with how you can shade in Krita? We have got you covered. This article deep dives into how to add shadows and highlights on an object in Krita.

To add a shadow, choose the right brush and color. Moreover, you need to add mask layers for shadows and highlights. After adding the shadows and highlights, fix all the mistakes to give your image a cohesive look. 

To go further into all these steps, continue reading to learn. 

For help apart from this article, refer to this video:

Choose The Brush

The first thing you need to do is choose an adequate brush. To do so:

1. Open a new file in which you want to make the image.
2. In the tools panel on the left, choose the Brush Tool. 
3. In the panel that displays on top, go to the Brush Selection option.
4. In the window that opens, choose the brush you would like to use for shading. 

We recommend using an airbrush tool as it gives a soft effect to the shadows. 

Choose The Right Color For Shading

Often people use black to add shadows, but we are strictly against it. Below are some rules and tips you should adhere to get the best results. 

1. Do not use black to shade because it will never give you the desired effect. 
2. Instead, choose a slightly darker shade of the color you have your object in. 
3. You can do this by using the color picker tool on the window’s right side. 
4. Go to the color picker. On the triangle, move the circle a little upwards. 

Take your time here and find the perfect shade until you proceed. 

Create A Mask Layer

You do not want to shade over your object, making creating a separate mask layer important. This would also help when making fixes or tweaks so you do not accidentally erase the object. 

To create a mask layer:

1. Go to the layers panel on the right side of your window. 
2. Right-click on the layer with the object in it. In the drop-down menu, choose Group and then Quick Clipping Group.
3. The mask layer will show up in the layers panel. 

Figure Out The Light Source

You need to figure out where the light comes from and where the shadow falls. 

Decide the direction from which the sun or the light source would fall on the object. 

You can create a new layer and then draw the light source to understand better how the highlights and shadows will work. 

Highlight The Area Where The Light Hits

There are no shadows without highlights. 

1. To highlight the area where the light hits:
2. Go to the color picker and choose the color lighter than the object’s color.
3. You can move to the lower end of the triangle. 
4. You can also choose a color that is close to yellow. 
5. This depends on how much light you wish to show. 
6. Once decided, go in with the brush lightly on the area where you want the light to hit. 
7. When you are done with highlighting, go to the layers panel.
8. Under Layers, look for a box that says Normal.
9. Click on this, and from the drop-down menu, choose Overlay. 

This smooths out the shading. 

Make A Shadow 

Now let’s make a shadow. 

1. Create a new mask layer for the shadow. 
2. Please choose the color that we talked about in the second step.
3. Using this dark color, repeatedly click at the bottom or in the direction where you wish to add the shadow. 
4. From the tools panel, choose the group tool, which looks like a square with borders. 
5. Now select the shadow.
6. Press and hold the control or command key and drag the handles on the shadow sideways or downwards, depending on the direction. 
7. This will make the shadow symmetrical.
8. Now move it around to adjust according to your object. 
9. Place it very close to the object. 
10. Now reduce the Opacity from the Layers panel.

Then go to the box that says Normal, and in the drop-down menu, choose Overlay. 

Fix Mistakes

To end it fix any mistakes or errors that you see. 

1. Select the layer on which you want to fix the mistake. 
2. Go to this layer, select the Eraser tool, and lightly move it around the area of concern. 
3. Change layers as you like.

You can add more shadows if you accidentally erased more than you needed to. 

Conclusion

Adding shadows can be tricky, but we have attempted to bring you the most basic technique with the easiest tools. You would not have to worry much about the tools but focus more on the technique of using the brush on the canvas.